U23 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paolo Di Canio kicked off to start the match. Yani Dzhokin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Fotaq Strakosha made a huge save. Alfred Karapici hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paolo Di Canio in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fotaq Strakosha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Paolo Di Canio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fotaq Strakosha was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. A collision led to Бенковски Тетевен getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Yani Dzhokin hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Çerçiz Topulli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Бенковски Тетевен's attentive Emiliyan Nochev managed to snatch the ball when Shefqet Vangjeli made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute of the match, Paolo Di Canio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fotaq Strakosha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristo Zapryanov in the 28th minute of play. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when KF Ballistet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jetmir Xeci didn't get a good kick on the ball. From close distance Paolo Di Canio pressed in the 2-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 31 minutes into the game. In the 34th minute, Martin Demirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fotaq Strakosha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emiliyan Nochev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 37 minute of play. Bone Vúlov hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Fotaq Strakosha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milcho Torbov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

A collision led to Бенковски Тетевен getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Hristo Zapryanov hit a great ball. Paolo Di Canio took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fotaq Strakosha. Fotaq Strakosha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Fotaq Strakosha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Di Canio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hristo Zapryanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Karolev in the 62nd minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Fotaq Strakosha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, KF Ballistet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shefqet Vangjeli to maneuver through the defense. If Emil Karolev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Milcho Torbov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fotaq Strakosha was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After some careless play in the KF Ballistet defense, Paolo Di Canio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. The KF Ballistet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fotaq Strakosha should have stopped the shot. When Nikola Batov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Бенковски Тетевен's protests and gave Nikola Batov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of KF Ballistet booed when Бенковски Тетевен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikola Batov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st match minute, KF Ballistet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valter Berberi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when KF Ballistet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shefqet Vangjeli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfred Karapici charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alfred Karapici the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Alfred Karapici got a free kick in the 85th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Shefqet Vangjeli in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Бенковски Тетевен's Emiliyan Nochev. The Бенковски Тетевен fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Бенковски Тетевен's Paolo Di Canio 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fotaq Strakosha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paolo Di Canio went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Бенковски Тетевен players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.