U18 World League

Dream team
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ancho Marichkov got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Zebastian Julin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Asparuh Tarashoev was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Asparuh Tarashoev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zebastian Julin in the 11th minute of play. Kubrat Shehtanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik Sigman having to interfere. Börje Ahlstedt hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK were furious when Karl-Erik Isaksson was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 27 minutes, Blue avalanche's Toni Vúkov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Erik Sigman. Valentin Andersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Asparuh Tarashoev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asparuh Tarashoev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Börje Ahlstedt's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Asparuh Tarashoev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Andersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Andersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erik Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kliment Penushliev in the 45th minute of play. Erik Sigman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kubrat Shehtanov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 46 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Börje Ahlstedt to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Andersson got free with Asparuh Tarashoev in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erik Sigman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ancho Marichkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Sigman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metodi Kashov in the 61st minute of play. Asparuh Tarashoev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Andersson in the 64th minute. Börje Ahlstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asparuh Tarashoev having to interfere. After 68 minutes of play, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Valentin Andersson made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asparuh Tarashoev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kubrat Shehtanov charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kubrat Shehtanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 74 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's goalkeeper Asparuh Tarashoev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Börje Ahlstedt. 75 minutes into the match, Jon Dusett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asparuh Tarashoev. Blue avalanche's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jon Dusett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. With a little luck, Blue avalanche's Asparuh Tarashoev got control of the ball when Valentin Andersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Blue avalanche's Asparuh Tarashoev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Börje Ahlstedt in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Michael Dahlqvist got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 84 played minutes Blue avalanche got a freekick which was hit by Kliment Penushliev. Valentin Andersson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Asparuh Tarashoev made a huge save. Kliment Penushliev kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AC Kingriver-Ljungsarp RK's Kasper Hultman got a free kick in the 90th minute. Kasper Hultman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asparuh Tarashoev having to interfere. Ruslan Pemov hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.