World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Arruda in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ning Ning in the 8th minute of play forced Deportivo Tachito's goalkeeper Elias Selatse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Belmiro Arruda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruslan Rúklyov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Belmiro Arruda in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Rúklyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, Deportivo Tachito's goal looked a bit too open when Gerasim Berberov came free, but Elias Selatse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute of the game Yani Dandolov made a throw-in which Denimir Tzonkov played forward. Elias Selatse made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Denimir Tzonkov sent off a good shot on target. If Belmiro Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Ning Ning in the 25th minute of the match. Elias Selatse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 35th minute. In the 43rd minute, Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chineze Robben charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chineze Robben the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Belmiro Arruda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ruslan Rúklyov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Denimir Tzonkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. VN BAKITO made a substitution. Rusi Plochev replaced Isaac Constancio. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Deportivo Tachito's 忠 许褚 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 忠 许褚's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruslan Rúklyov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 74th minute of play forced Deportivo Tachito's goalkeeper Elias Selatse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 忠 许褚, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 忠 许褚 in the 82nd minute of play. Deportivo Tachito's Elias Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhu Ning Ning in the 90th minute of play. Elias Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ning Ning in the 91st minute of play. Elias Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rusi Plochev, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The audience was convinced that Rusi Plochev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Selatse was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.