U21 World League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) SvE United's Marko Kirilov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Yanek Marekov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Sasoin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in SvE United's zone, Leonardo Pepillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vanko Spasunov came out of the goal and Leonardo Pepillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, Leonardo Pepillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gloria Verdinegra AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 21st match minute, SvE United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Kirilov to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Kirilov came free, but Generoso Sasoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Nikola Nistorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Sasoin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikola Nistorov hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Valentin Pacho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vanko Spasunov skillfully saved the ball. After 32 played minutes, SvE United's Valeri Durmishev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Generoso Sasoin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SvE United reached it. With a little luck, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Generoso Sasoin got control of the ball when Yanek Marekov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diyan Bogdantzaliev hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 36 played minutes, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Leonardo Pepillo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vanko Spasunov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Gloria Verdinegra AFC reached it. 41 minutes into the match, Yanek Marekov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Sasoin. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yanek Marekov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Juan Azibar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Generoso Sasoin got control of the ball when Yanek Marekov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yanek Marekov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Generoso Sasoin made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonardo Pepillo to strike the kick off in the second half. If Martin Benat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Pepillo in the 57th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Vanko Spasunov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Yanek Marekov came free, but Generoso Sasoin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Marko Kirilov notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Generoso Sasoin. Generoso Sasoin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Juan Azibar got a free kick in the 67th minute. Denis Anaya hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Juan Azibar's late challenge caught a SvE United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juan Azibar helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Marko Kirilov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Generoso Sasoin was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After 88 played minutes SvE United got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetoslav Drenovski. Leonardo Pepillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Vanko Spasunov made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Horacio Iztal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 95th minute, Martin Benat had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gencho Gudzhulov during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gloria Verdinegra AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SvE United.