U23 World League

La Playa
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tabor Canillas kicked off to start the match. Christian Bale could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Nikola Drinov made a huge save. After 7 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Stoyan Gyuzelev. 12 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's Christian Bale sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikola Drinov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Tabor Canillas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Playa Malvín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laziali the free kick. The supporters of Laziali booed when Playa Malvín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tabor Canillas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 17 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Vlado Tarandzhiyski. In the 18th minute Christian Bale 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. In the 25th minute, Tabor Canillas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Mircho Vetzev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laziali's supporters rose to their feet, but Mircho Vetzev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Estavan Virto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Christian Bale made a precise shot to the right of Nikola Drinov. Laziali's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Estavan Virto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircho Vetzev in the 34th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efren Domao during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th match minute, Playa Malvín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efren Domao to maneuver through the defense. Playa Malvín's attentive Kiru Kuri managed to snatch the ball when Stoyan Gyuzelev made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Mircho Vetzev came free, but Estavan Virto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Playa Malvín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efren Domao to maneuver through the defense. After 43 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Vaklin Zhablyanov. With a little luck, Laziali's Nikola Drinov got control of the ball when Christian Bale tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Playa Malvín were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Laziali's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xayvion Penas took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Xayvion Penas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nikola Drinov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vasco Teijelo's late challenge caught a Laziali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vasco Teijelo helped the player get up and apologised. Vasco Teijelo kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Tencho Mihalev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Estavan Virto made a huge save. Estavan Virto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlado Tarandzhiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tabor Canillas in the 65th minute of play. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tabor Canillas in the 72nd minute of play. Tencho Mihalev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Estavan Virto made a huge save. Playa Malvín's Vasco Teijelo got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Vasco Teijelo off the ground. Estavan Virto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircho Vetzev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tabor Canillas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Playa Malvín players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.