World League

Estadio Ultra Rojo
Spectators: 7646 (Terracing: 5736, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Venko Devenski started the match with the kick off. After 6 played minutes, FC LEVSKI ОК's Vasko Stepanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Juan Alberto Allende came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC LEVSKI ОК reached it. Axel Acharan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dorel Călin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Venko Devenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Alberto Allende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Peycho Zheynov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kong Jian Ling in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dorel Călin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joacim Nordin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Kong Jian Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorel Călin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Axel Acharan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Dorel Călin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorel Călin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Jian Ling in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goal looked a bit too open when Kong Jian Ling came free, but Dorel Călin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC LEVSKI ОК's Peycho Zheynov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, FC LEVSKI ОК's Dorel Călin got control of the ball when Axel Acharan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Barrabases de Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leszek Pankiewicz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venko Devenski in the 40th minute of play forced Barrabases de Victoria's goalkeeper Juan Alberto Allende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC LEVSKI ОК's Dorel Călin got control of the ball when Kong Jian Ling tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kong Jian Ling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Axel Acharan made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kong Jian Ling in the 52nd minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Dorel Călin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dorel Călin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kong Jian Ling in the 53rd minute of play. Kong Jian Ling's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dorel Călin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Juan Alberto Allende made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Gospodin Karushev sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Kong Jian Ling notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC LEVSKI ОК's Dorel Călin. Dorel Călin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kong Jian Ling blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dorel Călin having to make a save. Kong Jian Ling scored 2-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorel Călin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 67th minute, Barrabases de Victoria's Wu Han Liang seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Wu Han Liang the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Barrabases de Victoria protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Wu Han Liang had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Barrabases de Victoria made a substitution. Carlos Hernán Zavaleta replaced Ramon María Chalco. 66 minutes into the game, one of Barrabases de Victoria:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 69th minute, Venko Devenski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Alberto Allende was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Dorel Călin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kong Jian Ling in the 72nd minute of the match. Kong Jian Ling took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorel Călin. Dorel Călin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Kong Jian Ling scored 4-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dorel Călin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC LEVSKI ОК's Dorel Călin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yong 曹操 in the 86th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC LEVSKI ОК defense, Yong 曹操 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dorel Călin. The FC LEVSKI ОК fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dorel Călin should have stopped the shot. Dorel Călin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bror Din's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. After a rather tough play, FC LEVSKI ОК's He Yuan Wen got a free kick in the 97th minute. Barrabases de Victoria's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.