U21 World League

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 7833 (Terracing: 5876, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ivo Claus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 18 minutes of play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Vihren Bozhanov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Ziege was left in no man's land by his defense there! Trifon Mladenov kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Gercho Nenchovski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Uwe Ziege skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Argir Ilchev fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN SOKOLI-VARNA's protests and gave Argir Ilchev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th match minute, VN SOKOLI-VARNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argir Ilchev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Mokros in the 34th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vihren Bozhanov in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Maurizio Brink ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haralampi Kúrkelanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 42nd minute Maurizio Brink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentin Krotev got free with Uwe Ziege in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivo Claus kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vihren Bozhanov in the 52nd minute of play. Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trifon Mladenov in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Mokros in the 65th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sascha Andre Rennert. Haralampi Kúrkelanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivo Claus in the 69th minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ivo Claus showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 74 minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jo Felski to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vihren Bozhanov in the 84th minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Tzvetoslav Vúlchov made a precise shot to the right of Uwe Ziege. Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 92nd minute of the match, Björn Mokros tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argir Ilchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Uwe Ziege, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.