U21 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) If Anacleto Ioritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Denis Servando left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasil off fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Denis Servando's late challenge caught a Laziali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Servando helped the player get up and apologised. Denis Servando kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Denis Servando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, Brasil off's Denis Servando made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikola Drinov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Servando came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Blagoy Dabizhev fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Blagoy Dabizhev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Blagoy Dabizhev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Denis Servando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Laziali's Vaklin Zhablyanov got a free kick in the 38th minute. Argir Fikov charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Argir Fikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Argir Fikov hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anacleto Ioritz to make the kick off. Nikola Drinov made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Anacleto Ioritz sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elmo Tor during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Elmo Tor kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Brasil off got a freekick which was hit by Anacleto Ioritz. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laziali's Nikola Drinov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Laziali from getting a goal against them. The throw-in from Blagoy Dabizhev in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Brasil off's Florencio Lixandro. 74 minutes into the game, Anacleto Ioritz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Nikola Drinov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikola Drinov came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Brasil off's Denis Servando. But to his dismay, Denis Servando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. In the 85th minute Doncho Tzvetkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laureano Guillelmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milen Kaydzhiev to maneuver through the defense. The Brasil off players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.