U23 World League

Pandiza
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) THE CLUB's Svetozar Popchev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Tencho Kodov. Albano Hernando struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Danail Mladzhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rejunte de perros. Ceferino Neto made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Svetozar Mavrodiev immediately put the ball in play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by THE CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gregg Popovich was slow to take the kick. During this time Rejunte de perros's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Mauricio Min managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. THE CLUB's Danail Mladzhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Di Maria in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Di Maria came free, but Danail Mladzhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rejunte de perros's Ernesto Natanael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Angelo Di Maria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Danail Mladzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Danail Mladzhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Di Maria's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Albano Hernando made a precise shot to the right of Danail Mladzhov. THE CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ganyo Semerdzhiev got free with Ernesto Natanael in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danail Mladzhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Albano Hernando's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelo Di Maria was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Rejunte de perros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Hernando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Danail Mladzhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albano Hernando in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Mauricio Min was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rejunte de perros's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CLUB the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rejunte de perros's Mauricio Min got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ganyo Semerdzhiev in the 62nd minute of play forced Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Ernesto Natanael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rejunte de perros getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gregg Popovich hit a great ball. Rejunte de perros made a substitution. Albino Semeno replaced Angelo Di Maria. Rejunte de perros's Ivan Dalmai was substituted for Erasmo Aragones. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Rejunte de perros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregg Popovich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernesto Natanael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetozar Mavrodiev in the 71st minute of play. Danail Mladzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Odilon in the 74th minute of play. Albino Semeno hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, Ceferino Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE CLUB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rejunte de perros the free kick. When Albino Semeno came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Rejunte de perros 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 Albino Semeno couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute, Albino Semeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Rejunte de perros players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.