U21 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Nikola Drinov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Vargas's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. A hard shot 11 in the game by Tencho Mihalev from a close distance when the talented Dylan Beckman managed to make a qualified save. Recolta Alamor's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vaklin Zhablyanov during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vaklin Zhablyanov hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Dylan Beckman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hristofor Ikonomov in the 20th minute. In the 26th minute Lucas Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Cortes. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Lucas Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Recolta Alamor's Dylan Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tencho Mihalev in the 42nd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tencho Mihalev made a kick off. Dylan Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milen Kaydzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dylan Beckman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tencho Mihalev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tencho Mihalev in the 62nd minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Dylan Beckman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Tyson Helton came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Aurelio Cortes got a free kick in the 68th minute. Stoyan Gyuzelev kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Tyson Helton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute of the match Alonzo Donahue sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikola Drinov skillfully saved the ball. Lucas Vargas in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nikola Drinov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Laziali's zone, Tyson Helton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikola Drinov came out of the goal and Tyson Helton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 91 played minutes Recolta Alamor got a freekick which was hit by Hans Kuhn. Radomir Komarov charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radomir Komarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Komarov. 94 minutes in the game, Tyson Helton fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nikola Drinov having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Grigor Dombev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laziali's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.