U18 World League

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Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Zhecho Duhlev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Zhecho Duhlev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Davide Cavaliere. Davide Cavaliere yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 8th minute Alberigo Di Nucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sasho Beslimov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Di Nucci in the 12th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Sasho Beslimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Sasho Beslimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Di Nucci in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes, Frank Sammartino made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Sasho Beslimov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zhecho Duhlev 18 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Sasho Beslimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Iacovone in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Tinko Kalyonski hit a great ball. Dexter Morgan VR46's Davide Cavaliere proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Dexter Morgan VR46 from getting a goal against them. 33 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper Davide Cavaliere had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nencho Hikov. Alberigo Di Nucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tinko Kalyonski to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sammartino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Sasho Beslimov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Dexter Morgan VR46's Ettore Treglia got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Zhecho Duhlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Nencho Hikov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Davide Cavaliere. Dexter Morgan VR46's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nencho Hikov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franco Penna was the one to do the kick off. Franco Bobbio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhecho Duhlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Cavaliere having to interfere. Franco Bobbio hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Davide Cavaliere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nencho Hikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arso Deshov in the 64th minute of play forced Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper Davide Cavaliere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Sasho Beslimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sammartino in the 70th minute of play. Enrico Iacovone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Alberigo Di Nucci took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Sasho Beslimov to make any attempt to save it. Sasho Beslimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Di Nucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Franco Penna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Dexter Morgan VR46 booed when ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tinko Kalyonski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sasho Beslimov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Diego Santo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nencho Hikov in the 88th minute of play forced Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper Davide Cavaliere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sasho Beslimov was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Alberigo Di Nucci capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberigo Di Nucci really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. 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.