U18 World League

Pandiza
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Leones FC's Alejo Louis 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. Amador Jakue made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Nano Ginev sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Leones FC's Amador Jakue got control of the ball when Yanaki Karaganchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Louis in the 11th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Mirolyub Rusanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alejo Louis came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Leones FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alejo Louis couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the game, Leones FC's Alejo Louis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mirolyub Rusanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Everardo Loi's late challenge caught a THE CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Everardo Loi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Valko Pandov got a free kick in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Alejo Louis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mirolyub Rusanov. THE CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alejo Louis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mirolyub Rusanov came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Leones FC's Miguel Lando. But to his dismay, Miguel Lando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 29 minutes of play, THE CLUB's Ventzislav Gerginov made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amador Jakue was left in no man's land by his defense there! 34 minutes into the game, Esteve Abar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leones FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE CLUB the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Abar to maneuver through the defense. Ventzislav Gerginov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Amador Jakue made a huge save. The supporters of Leones FC booed when THE CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikifor Groshkov didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nano Ginev made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodya Latev in the 53rd minute of play forced Leones FC's goalkeeper Amador Jakue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Louis hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 62ndth minute of the game Alejo Louis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE CLUB's Mirolyub Rusanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amador Jakue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanaki Karaganchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amador Jakue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nano Ginev, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. THE CLUB made a substitution. Petyo Lambrev replaced Temelko Tikov. The Leones FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Leones FC's Alejo Louis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 91 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ventzislav Gerginov came free, but Amador Jakue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mirolyub Rusanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Lando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Although THE CLUB had been in control for most of the match, Leones FC still came away with the win.