U21 World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aílton Novaes started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benislav Vodenov to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vesko Kanin got free with Allan Lopez in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benislav Bozov during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benislav Bozov to maneuver through the defense. Paulo José Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Milevski having to interfere. Aílton Novaes 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. 19 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo José Capixaba came free, but Adrian Milevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, SPARROWS's Stanyo Mindizov got a free kick in the 21st minute. Adrian Milevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flávio Vander in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th minute Flávio Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Milevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flávio Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Milevski having to interfere. After 30 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Vidyo Mariyanov. Adrian Milevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Novaes in the 32nd minute of the match. C T Futebol Clube were furious when Vitinho Braga was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to C T Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Vitinho Braga hit a great ball. In the 38th match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanyo Mindizov to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, SPARROWS's Naycho Strashilov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Naycho Strashilov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SPARROWS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Naycho Strashilov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 44 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Naycho Strashilov. In the 45th minute of the match Paulo José Capixaba sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adrian Milevski skillfully saved the ball. Allan Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benislav Bozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

C T Futebol Clube's Allan Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benislav Bozov in the 53rd minute of play. Adrian Milevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aílton Novaes in the 55th minute. Allan Lopez came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Vesko Kanin. But to his dismay, Vesko Kanin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. SPARROWS's Adrian Milevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Vander in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Vidyo Mariyanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Vander in the 67th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Adrian Milevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SPARROWS's Vesko Kanin in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C T Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Adrian Milevski was a little too slow when Aílton Novaes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-1. Benislav Bozov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Allan Lopez having to make a save. Aílton Novaes hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.