U23 World League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iskren Drazhev started the match with the kick off. Rolf Pihlgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iskren Drazhev's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The Temida Sf fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Temida Sf's Iskren Drazhev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 10 minutes into the game, Temida Sf's Iskren Drazhev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rolf Pihlgren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Brunko Chemshirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urban Zachrisson, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Brutal DeLuxe's Olle Jönsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brunko Chemshirov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 22 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Westerberg came free, but Brunko Chemshirov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brutal DeLuxe's Rolf Pihlgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iskren Drazhev in the 28th minute of play. Brutal DeLuxe's Rolf Pihlgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Goran Istatkov in the 35th minute of play. Iskren Drazhev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolf Pihlgren having to make a save. Rolf Pihlgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iskren Drazhev, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Iskren Drazhev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rolf Pihlgren having to make a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olle Jönsson to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Brutal DeLuxe's goal looked a bit too open when Evrosi Darakchiev came free, but Rolf Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolf Pihlgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iskren Drazhev, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Brunko Chemshirov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimmie Vibjörnsson in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute, Vesko Balashev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brunko Chemshirov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olle Jönsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rolf Pihlgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iskren Drazhev in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brutal DeLuxe's goalkeeper Rolf Pihlgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Temida Sf's Totyo Borchev was substituted for Evrosi Darakchiev. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brutal DeLuxe's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dinko Ormandzhiev was slow to take the kick. During this time Temida Sf's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Dinko Ormandzhiev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rolf Pihlgren quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 72nd minute, Dinko Ormandzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Temida Sf fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After a rather tough play, Temida Sf's Toma Tzurev got a free kick in the 74th minute. Rolf Pihlgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Kenov in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Brutal DeLuxe booed when Temida Sf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vesko Balashev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Temida Sf made a substitution. Lyubcho Mirov replaced Vesko Balashev. After 88 played minutes Temida Sf got a freekick which was hit by Vesko Balashev. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olle Jönsson in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brunko Chemshirov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rolf Pihlgren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinko Ormandzhiev went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. When Temida Sf's Pavel Kenov in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brutal DeLuxe's goalie prevented a goal.