U18 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel Isaio got the match started through his kick off. In the 17thth minute of the game Haroldo Nofre who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Haroldo Nofre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 22nd minute Gabriel Isaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evlogi Lukanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were furious when Miroslav Gúnev was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Miroslav Gúnev hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Wilfredo Mede 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. In the 26th minute, Lyudmil Karadashki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Gabriel Isaio made a precise shot to the right of Evlogi Lukanov. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Evlogi Lukanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Isaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Kiril Solunov got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute of the match Wilfredo Mede shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Evlogi Lukanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 41 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Estefan. Evlogi Lukanov came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by TORQUE F.C.'s Gabriel Isaio. But to his dismay, Gabriel Isaio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Ivan Ganchev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Jacinto Lizardi got a free kick in the 51st minute. Haroldo Nofre hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 62nd play minute Gabriel Isaio came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Evlogi Lukanov. 1-4. 65 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Isaio came free, but Evlogi Lukanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Ganchev 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. Gavril Karandzhulov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gabriel Isaio 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-6. Evlogi Lukanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Nofre in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute, TORQUE F.C.'s Gabriel Isaio dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-7. In the 96th match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Cristofor to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 97 minutes, Lyudmil Karadashki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lyudmil Karadashki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The TORQUE F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TORQUE F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.