U23 World League

Santa Filomena MELI
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rollo Lukey started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes VN Ultra Spartak got a freekick which was hit by Ancho Mihovski. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Ancho Mihovski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ding Kahn. An unexpectedly hard shot by Subin Barev in the 12th minute of play forced Club Deportivo Xpertin's goalkeeper Ding Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN Ultra Spartak's Orlin Hikov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ding Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Peycho Bratovanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Li Sen Ling in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute Antoan Tzonchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ding Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ding Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoan Tzonchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Li Sen Ling got a free kick in the 28th minute. Vitomir Chervenyakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, VN Ultra Spartak's Gergin Valyavicharski got a free kick in the 35th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Xpertin's goal looked a bit too open when Antoan Tzonchev came free, but Ding Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Li Sen Ling notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of VN Ultra Spartak's Peycho Bratovanov. Peycho Bratovanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antoan Tzonchev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Rollo Lukey got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Ding Kahn got control of the ball when Antoan Tzonchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ancho Mihovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in VN Ultra Spartak's zone, Esteban Caron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peycho Bratovanov came out of the goal and Esteban Caron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Subin Barev took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ding Kahn. Ding Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Peycho Bratovanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The corner ended in Li Sen Ling almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VN Ultra Spartak's Peycho Bratovanov did a great save. With a little luck, Club Deportivo Xpertin's Ding Kahn got control of the ball when Subin Barev tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mo in the 71st minute of play forced VN Ultra Spartak's goalkeeper Peycho Bratovanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes Ancho Mihovski rounded Club Deportivo Xpertin's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. If Ancho Mihovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Club Deportivo Xpertin's Alexis Sánchez was substituted for Mo. After 87 played minutes Club Deportivo Xpertin got a freekick which was hit by Esequiel Dinamarca. Antoan Tzonchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ding Kahn having to interfere.