U18 World League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jesus Guillelmo started the match with the kick off. Godofredo Berto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskren Glavinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boncho Uvakov during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 8 minutes into the game, Jesus Guillelmo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dimo Igov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 11th minute, Jesus Guillelmo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Furia Albiceleste's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Kuzman Dobrovski scored to the left of an out of position Godofredo Berto, making the score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, SvE United's Biser Halvadzhiyski got a free kick in the 14th minute. The supporters of SvE United booed when Furia Albiceleste was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Suarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iskren Glavinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute Nemesio Gerazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimo Igov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Adrian Aragones mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Furia Albiceleste and the SvE United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Furia Albiceleste was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Aragones to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Radko Mitziev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Godofredo Berto. That made the score 2-1 in the 28 minute of play. When Radko Mitziev came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the SvE United 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 Radko Mitziev couldn't finish the play. Kuzman Dobrovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Godofredo Berto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, SvE United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Dunev to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute Jesus Guillelmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimo Igov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Godofredo Berto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boncho Uvakov in the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Ismael Suarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimo Igov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Furia Albiceleste's zone, Boncho Uvakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Godofredo Berto came out of the goal and Boncho Uvakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nemesio Gerazan charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nemesio Gerazan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nemesio Gerazan hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Boncho Uvakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godofredo Berto having to interfere. Kuzman Dobrovski kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. During the 72nd minute of the match Nemesio Gerazan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nemesio Gerazan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Furia Albiceleste's Nemesio Gerazan got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Furia Albiceleste's Godofredo Berto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boncho Uvakov in the 74th minute of play. Kuzman Dobrovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Godofredo Berto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Radko Mitziev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Godofredo Berto. Furia Albiceleste's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radko Mitziev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. A collision led to Furia Albiceleste getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ismael Suarez hit a great ball. SvE United's Radko Mitziev got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.