World League

STORM
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Souza took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Lavrentev in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Faria saved ПФК Миньор Раднево from getting behind. In the 6thth minute of the game Pedro Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STORM's Antonio Sengrat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Lavrentev in the 8th minute of the match. After 11 minutes, Pedro Souza made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. STORM's Antonio Sengrat tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of STORM booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nesho Malinchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Lavrentev. In the 28th minute Rusi Kerenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. STORM's Antonio Sengrat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Souza in the 29th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Pedro Souza notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of STORM's Antonio Sengrat. Antonio Sengrat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ivo Faria was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Roman Bolshakov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roman Bolshakov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. STORM made a substitution. Andrey Buznikin replaced Anton Varlamov. With a little luck, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria got control of the ball when Denis Lavrentev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The STORM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ПФК Миньор Раднево were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Denis Lavrentev made the kick off in the second half. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigoriy Agapov in the 54th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Denis Lavrentev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivo Faria was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The long shot by Rusi Kerenski in the 62nd minute really tested Antonio Sengrat's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Lavrentev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes of play, STORM's Denis Lavrentev made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Faria was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute STORM were awarded a corner. Sergey Blynskih went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on STORM's corner Sergey Blynskih fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ivo Faria quite easily take care of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Lavrentev came free, but Ivo Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Souza in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antonio Sengrat, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 81st minute Roman Bolshakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Faria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute STORM were awarded a corner. Sergey Blynskih went to the cornerflag to take it. STORM's Andrey Buznikin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivo Faria in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. STORM were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after ПФК Миньор Раднево's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sergey Blynskih took the corner. The corner ended in Sergey Blynskih almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria did a great save. Ivo Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Bolshakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bolshakov in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th minute Rusi Kerenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rusi Kerenski, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Denis Lavrentev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.