U23 World League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mito Hadzhiperev started the match with the kick off. Filcho Nanev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Degutis in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Stanislav Angelov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lauta Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denis Degutis in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filcho Nanev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Lauta Army's Adam Doykin got control of the ball when Marko Kirilov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SvE United's zone, Denis Degutis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filcho Nanev came out of the goal and Denis Degutis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Angelov in the 16th minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Filcho Nanev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mito Hadzhiperev came free with the goalkeeper in the 18th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Adam Doykin could save by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yanek Marekov got free with Adam Doykin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Rumen Atanasov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 24 minutes, Seoirse McJon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lauta Army and the SvE United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute Mito Hadzhiperev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Doykin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislav Angelov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Filcho Nanev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filcho Nanev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Degutis in the 34th minute of play. Avgustin Bochev kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. When Lauta Army's Seoirse McJon in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SvE United's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Lauta Army getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Erim Harmancı hit a great ball. The nice shot from Yanek Marekov in the 48thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Adam Doykin had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 52 minutes of play, Lauta Army's Stanislav Angelov made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filcho Nanev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yanek Marekov hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Filcho Nanev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Degutis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filcho Nanev was a little too slow when Stanislav Angelov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-4. SvE United's Filcho Nanev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save SvE United from getting a goal against them. With his leg Filcho Nanev managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Lauta Army's Denis Degutis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 74 minutes into the match, Lauta Army's goal looked a bit too open when Yanek Marekov came free, but Adam Doykin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Lauta Army's Marcial Meder slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filcho Nanev. That made the score 0-5 after 75 minutes of play. After some careless play in the SvE United defense, Denis Degutis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filcho Nanev. The SvE United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filcho Nanev should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peng Song Feng during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lauta Army's Peng Song Feng got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Lauta Army's Peng Song Feng seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Peng Song Feng the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lauta Army protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Peng Song Feng had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lauta Army! 96 minutes into the game, Mito Hadzhiperev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SvE United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lauta Army the free kick. A collision led to SvE United getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Mito Hadzhiperev hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lauta Army walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.