U23 World League

La Boutique
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) VN Keleler's Lilcho Arsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guaberto Fertus in the 15th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Nicanor Osorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Cuenca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ognyan Labov in the 26th minute of play. Lilcho Arsov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahuel Bustos in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, TALLERES's goal looked a bit too open when Ognyan Labov came free, but Mario Cuenca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Cuenca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ognyan Labov, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ognyan Labov might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mario Cuenca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ognyan Labov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ognyan Labov in the 40th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Mario Cuenca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to TALLERES getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Guaberto Fertus hit a great ball. In the 49th minute of the match VN Keleler got a corner. TALLERES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kalin Grúncharski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kalin Grúncharski made a great header on VN Keleler's corner, it was just that TALLERES's Mario Cuenca managed to reach the ball for a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Mario Cuenca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ognyan Labov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Nahuel Bustos 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 59 played minutes VN Keleler got a freekick which was hit by Viktor Peevski. Lilcho Arsov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Arnalt in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, TALLERES's Clemente Reynardo got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Kalin Grúncharski came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the VN Keleler 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 Kalin Grúncharski couldn't finish the play. After 67 played minutes TALLERES got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Osorio. Daniel Dragnev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Dragnev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Mario Cuenca made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Nahuel Bustos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TALLERES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 80 minutes, Daniel Dragnev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VN Keleler's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Dragnev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute Saul Fonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilcho Arsov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicanor Osorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Lilcho Arsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VN Keleler's Lilcho Arsov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nahuel Bustos in the 93rd minute of play. Nicanor Osorio kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. TALLERES's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.