U18 World League

Puckarnas bollplank
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Manchester United F.C.'s Vanko Korchev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Käka Puck BK's Gösta Carlsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vanko Korchev in the 3rd minute of play. Jörgen Borre hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Haralampi Glavanakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gösta Carlsson having to interfere. After 10 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gancho Nenchov. After 13 minutes, Haralampi Glavanakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United F.C. and the Käka Puck BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Haralampi Glavanakov. In the 28th minute, Roy Ström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bozhil Peshleevski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some careless play in the Käka Puck BK defense, Vanko Korchev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gösta Carlsson. The Käka Puck BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gösta Carlsson should have stopped the shot. Vanko Korchev scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gösta Carlsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Manchester United F.C. made a substitution. Avgustin Nistorov replaced Rangel Goranov. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Allan Odin made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Minko Gurbalov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 68 minutes into the match, Allan Odin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bozhil Peshleevski. Manchester United F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Allan Odin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 77th match minute, Manchester United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vanko Korchev to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Allan Odin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tenyo Machkov struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Gösta Carlsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United F.C.. After a rather tough play, Käka Puck BK's Peter Lövgren got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Haralampi Glavanakov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gösta Carlsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Valcho Maximov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gösta Carlsson having to make a save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Manchester United F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.