World League

KND Family
Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wessel Bos started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute Hong Feng Jian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Shepherd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute Wessel Bos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lilko Timov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borys Karaszkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferran Torres in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Natalio Guter. In the 24th minute, Ferran Torres made a precise shot to the right of Emilio Shepherd. KN ZGORZELEC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Emilio Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian in the 26th minute of play. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wessel Bos in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of KN ZGORZELEC booed when VN SOKOLI-VARNA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiao Qing Ying didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wessel Bos in the 32nd minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save VN SOKOLI-VARNA from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov got control of the ball when Mariusz Kaleta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute Natalio Guter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the KN ZGORZELEC defense, Ferran Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Shepherd. The KN ZGORZELEC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Shepherd should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Hong Feng Jian made the kick off in the second half. Emilio Shepherd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Qiao Qing Ying came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the VN SOKOLI-VARNA 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 Qiao Qing Ying couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wessel Bos in the 59th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Karaszkiewicz in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Ferran Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Shepherd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Shepherd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiao Qing Ying in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, KN ZGORZELEC's Emilio Shepherd got control of the ball when Marian Todorov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borys Karaszkiewicz in the 66th minute of the match. KN ZGORZELEC's Natalio Guter got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Wessel Bos came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, KN ZGORZELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Ferran Torres came free, but Emilio Shepherd reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Guter came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Natalio Guter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Guter in the 76th minute of play. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Karaszkiewicz in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Ferran Torres got a free kick in the 78th minute. After 79 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Ferran Torres. Emilio Shepherd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marian Todorov in the 82nd minute. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Karaszkiewicz in the 83rd minute of play. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Guter in the 84th minute of the match. Lilko Timov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Guter's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Lilko Timov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Felice, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Lilko Timov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Felice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian in the 88th minute of play. If Qiao Qing Ying had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wessel Bos scored 1-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lilko Timov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over KN ZGORZELEC's much stronger midfield.