U23 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Rolando Larios made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in ★ Lobos FC ★'s zone, Emiliyan Nochev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Buba Lopez came out of the goal and Emiliyan Nochev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jaime Lovo charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Lovo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Jaime Lovo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ★ Lobos FC ★ defense, Paolo Di Canio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Buba Lopez. The ★ Lobos FC ★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Buba Lopez should have stopped the shot. ★ Lobos FC ★'s Buba Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save ★ Lobos FC ★ from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute, Sarbelio Calderon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Buba Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Di Canio, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. ★ Lobos FC ★'s Buba Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliyan Nochev in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when ★ Lobos FC ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Larios didn't get a good kick on the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paolo Di Canio was the one to do the kick off. ★ Lobos FC ★'s attack was well implemented in the 54th minute, but when Efrain Ribeiro was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milcho Torbov in the 56th minute of play forced ★ Lobos FC ★'s goalkeeper Buba Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buba Lopez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Milcho Torbov went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Angel Quijada kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Larios got free with Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaime Lovo struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ★ Lobos FC ★. Rolando Larios might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rolando Larios ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efrain Ribeiro in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rolando Larios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Buba Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milcho Torbov in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Martin Demirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Larios, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Бенковски Тетевен's Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Ribeiro in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nikola Batov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rolando Larios struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ★ Lobos FC ★. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Stoyne Stoyanov got a free kick in the 85th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Бенковски Тетевен's zone, Rolando Larios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski came out of the goal and Rolando Larios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Emiliyan Nochev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Buba Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Бенковски Тетевен were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ★ Lobos FC ★ for a fine match.