U18 World League

Thunder Stadium
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Milko Handzhiev made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes АФК Фонтаните got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Kalúpov. Svetozar Gyurkovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Santiago Tome had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Svetozar Gyurkovski. АФК Фонтаните's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Tome was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, SOUTH THUNDER's goal looked a bit too open when Milko Handzhiev came free, but Bruno Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, SOUTH THUNDER's Santiago Tome got a free kick in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, АФК Фонтаните's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Godoy came free, but Svetozar Gyurkovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Milko Handzhiev in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Balendin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Svetozar Gyurkovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute SOUTH THUNDER were awarded a corner. Arturo Acevedo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Arturo Acevedo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but АФК Фонтаните's Svetozar Gyurkovski did a great save. After 31 played minutes АФК Фонтаните got a freekick which was hit by Sevdalin Balyuchev. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Luisito Eleder managed to get in a good position for a shot. SOUTH THUNDER's supporters rose to their feet, but Luisito Eleder was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Svetozar Gyurkovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isidoro Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Svetozar Gyurkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as SOUTH THUNDER's Isidoro Godoy slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Svetozar Gyurkovski. That made the score 3-0 after 37 minutes of play. If Arturo Acevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. АФК Фонтаните's Svetozar Gyurkovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Godoy in the 44th minute of play. Svetozar Gyurkovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Godoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arturo Acevedo was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Theodore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SOUTH THUNDER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave АФК Фонтаните the free kick. The supporters of АФК Фонтаните booed when SOUTH THUNDER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Theodore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isidoro Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Svetozar Gyurkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute Luisito Eleder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetozar Gyurkovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 played minutes SOUTH THUNDER got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Godoy. Bruno Balendin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Milko Handzhiev's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Svetozar Gyurkovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Acevedo in the 70th minute of the match. Milko Handzhiev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Balendin having to make a save. Santiago Tome's late challenge caught a АФК Фонтаните's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santiago Tome helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of АФК Фонтаните booed when SOUTH THUNDER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Tome didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Milko Handzhiev got free in front of the goal in the 76th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Bruno Balendin was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Santiago Tome notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of АФК Фонтаните's Svetozar Gyurkovski. Svetozar Gyurkovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 83 minutes, Arturo Acevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SOUTH THUNDER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Acevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Isidoro Godoy took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svetozar Gyurkovski. Svetozar Gyurkovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Isidoro Godoy took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svetozar Gyurkovski. Svetozar Gyurkovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Arturo Acevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svetozar Gyurkovski having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SOUTH THUNDER fully deserved thier win.