U18 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7821 (Terracing: 5867, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 156) Yanek Baldev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes, Milyo Glushkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Бенковски Тетевен and the Munat Tayka players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Munat Tayka booed when Бенковски Тетевен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milyo Glushkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lekubegi Abel in the 8th minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Lekubegi Abel notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Бенковски Тетевен's Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Goyo Abello's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Jesco Abastas hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Milyo Glushkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Бенковски Тетевен's supporters crossed their fingers, but Milyo Glushkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesco Abastas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lekubegi Abel in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Mavrudi Tunev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bermudo Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felippe Abecia charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felippe Abecia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Munat Tayka's Felippe Abecia got a free kick in the 28th minute. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Milyo Glushkov sped through Munat Tayka's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bermudo Abad. Munat Tayka's Ihazintu Abeitia was substituted for Jacobo Abadie. Mavrudi Tunev kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Mauricio Abellaneda's late challenge caught a Бенковски Тетевен's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauricio Abellaneda helped the player get up and apologised. Bermudo Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milyo Glushkov in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Munat Tayka's Lekubegi Abel got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mavrudi Tunev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bermudo Abad was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 61st minute Lekubegi Abel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Ruslan Bebin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Бенковски Тетевен's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Munat Tayka the free kick. After 62 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Bebin. Bermudo Abad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mavrudi Tunev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Munat Tayka's Bermudo Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanek Baldev in the 70th minute of play. Yanek Baldev scored 2-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bermudo Abad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute, Yanek Baldev made a precise shot to the right of Bermudo Abad. Munat Tayka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 82nd minute, Levent Karabonev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Goyo Abello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. That made the score 3-2 in the 83 minute of play. The supporters of Munat Tayka booed when Бенковски Тетевен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoyne Stoyanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Munat Tayka's Mauricio Abellaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 95 minutes into the game, when Stoyne Stoyanov put in a rough tackle. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Бенковски Тетевен! Yanek Baldev struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Bermudo Abad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Бенковски Тетевен. The Бенковски Тетевен support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.