U23 World League

BELAJ-ARENA
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baturalp Yenal got the match started through his kick off. Radomir Medarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Åkerman in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Zaaki Zakas could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Radomir Medarov however easily saved by the left post. Knights Templar's Radomir Medarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Åkerman in the 9th minute of play. When Sava Dodov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Knights Templar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sava Dodov couldn't finish the play. BELAJ BOYS's Vincent Granström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rungrueng Rau in the 18th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaaki Zakas got free with Radomir Medarov in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Radomir Medarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Åkerman in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Knights Templar's Joaquin Ramírez seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Joaquin Ramírez the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Knights Templar protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Joaquin Ramírez had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 26th minute of the game. One of Knights Templar:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BELAJ BOYS:s goal. Vincent Granström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatko Stumbov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38 minutes BELAJ BOYS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roch Fedosz who took care of the corner kick. 43 minutes into the match, Knights Templar's goalkeeper Radomir Medarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaaki Zakas.

53 minutes into the match, Celedonio Atauri dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vincent Granström, 1-2. Vincent Granström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Atauri, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A collision led to BELAJ BOYS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Melchor Galoer hit a great ball. In the 66th match minute, Knights Templar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azam Swee to maneuver through the defense. Vincent Granström made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Celedonio Atauri sent off a good shot on target. Baturalp Yenal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Radomir Medarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gastón Hernández hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The supporters of BELAJ BOYS booed when Knights Templar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Atauri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melchor Galoer's late challenge caught a Knights Templar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Melchor Galoer helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes BELAJ BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Galoer.