U23 World League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dé Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Santos in the 3rd minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gonzo Ivanov came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the DARAS 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 Gonzo Ivanov couldn't finish the play. DARAS's Matey Trashliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy De Witte in the 15th minute of play. Venancio Harriet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matey Trashliev having to interfere. In the 22ndth minute of the game Dé Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DARAS's Matey Trashliev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dé Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matey Trashliev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dé Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 27thth minute of the game Clemente Shantala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DARAS's Matey Trashliev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Venancio Harriet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Dé Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matey Trashliev. DARAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dé Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Matey Trashliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy De Witte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes, Venancio Harriet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club de la Serpiente and the DARAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Antim Karamanski hit a great ball. The DARAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Club de la Serpiente were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Gonzo Ivanov made the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Nedyalko Berberov. In the 60th minute of the match Club de la Serpiente got a corner. DARAS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clemente Shantala ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Clemente Shantala almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but DARAS's Matey Trashliev did a great save. Matey Trashliev made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Anastasio Pacho sent off a good shot on target. Matey Trashliev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anastasio Pacho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 60 minute of play. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Gavril Bratovanov hit a great ball. Club de la Serpiente's Clemente Shantala shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Matey Trashliev but with some difficulty. After having played for 66 minutes, Clemente Shantala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club de la Serpiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Shantala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anastasio Pacho hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Dé Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Dé Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Gonzo Ivanov notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Club de la Serpiente's Santo Cayo. Santo Cayo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Shantala in the 81st minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gonzo Ivanov took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santo Cayo. Santo Cayo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Shantala in the 89th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Club de la Serpiente were awarded a corner. Clemente Shantala went to the cornerflag to take it. Club de la Serpiente's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.