U23 World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erasmo Gil started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Erasmo Gil came free, but Adrian Milevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Yosif Gergov fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SPARROWS's protests and gave Yosif Gergov a yellow card for diving instead. Edgardo Sugar hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Benislav Bozov 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. Benjamin Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benislav Bozov in the 11th minute of play. Desiderio Cesaro kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Benislav Bozov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Oshyros ll's goalkeeper Benjamin Lobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vesko Kanin. Adrian Milevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Heli in the 22nd minute of play. In the 31st minute, Vesko Kanin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPARROWS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 36th minute Tzvyatko Trifonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Lobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Benislav Bozov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPARROWS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Tzvyatko Trifonov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Benjamin Lobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrian Milevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desiderio Cesaro in the 43rd minute of the match. Vesko Kanin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Lobo having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benislav Bozov to make the kick off. If Benislav Bozov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tzvyatko Trifonov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Lobo having to interfere. The supporters of Oshyros ll booed when SPARROWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vidyo Mariyanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrian Heli's late challenge caught a SPARROWS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Heli helped the player get up and apologised. Adrian Heli hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Benjamin Lobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vesko Kanin in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Oshyros ll getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Genaro Venceslas hit a great ball. Oshyros ll's Benjamin Lobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vesko Kanin in the 71st minute of play. Adrian Heli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Milevski having to interfere. Adrian Milevski came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Oshyros ll's Adrian Heli. But to his dismay, Adrian Heli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 80 minutes into the game, Serafino Florian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oshyros ll's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SPARROWS the free kick. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for SPARROWS. Vesko Kanin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Benjamin Lobo. 4-1. Benjamin Lobo came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Benislav Bozov. But to his dismay, Benislav Bozov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. After having played for 92 minutes, Vesko Kanin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SPARROWS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vesko Kanin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oshyros ll's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.