U21 World League

EL COJEDERO
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Svetozar Popchev took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Simoneta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Ovando didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goalkeeper Danail Mladzhov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Homer Gol. Hasret Şahinalp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Svetozar Popchev's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Venko Dushev. Adrian Miliano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21stth minute of the game Svetozar Popchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Simoneta FC's Hasret Şahinalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. THE CLUB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 22nd minute. When THE CLUB's Svetozar Popchev in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Simoneta FC's goalie prevented a goal. Hasret Şahinalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetozar Popchev in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Ganyo Semerdzhiev got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Manuel Ovando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetozar Popchev in the 32nd minute of play forced Simoneta FC's goalkeeper Hasret Şahinalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danail Mladzhov came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Simoneta FC's Homer Gol. But to his dismay, Homer Gol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Adrian Miliano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danail Mladzhov having to make a save. 41 minutes into the match, Svetozar Popchev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hasret Şahinalp. Simoneta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Svetozar Popchev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Venko Dushev got a free kick in the 44th minute. Homer Gol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Danail Mladzhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Homer Gol made a kick off. Danail Mladzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Homer Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hasret Şahinalp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svetozar Popchev in the 53rd minute. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Homer Gol put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Danail Mladzhov. Simoneta FC's Hasret Şahinalp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Simoneta FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Simoneta FC's Hasret Şahinalp got control of the ball when Svetozar Popchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hasret Şahinalp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svetozar Popchev in the 73rd minute. Tencho Kodov charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tencho Kodov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 74th match minute, THE CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tencho Kodov to maneuver through the defense. Amancio Vitin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Danail Mladzhov. THE CLUB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 77th minute, Gustavo Eriz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Simoneta FC's goalkeeper Hasret Şahinalp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svetozar Popchev. In the 81st minute, Ganyo Semerdzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetozar Popchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Miliano hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Svetozar Popchev in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hasret Şahinalp, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. For all the effort they put into the match, the THE CLUB players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Simoneta FC.