U21 World League

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgardo Bertran started the match with the kick off. Alfonso Valentine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzanko Papukchiev in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes, Agustin Misael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RED DEVIL and the Cup2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, RED DEVIL's Agustin Misael got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Tzanko Papukchiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute of the match Rayko Monev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfonso Valentine skillfully saved the ball. In the 14th minute Eulalio Rafe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levent Trasiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cup2's Levent Trasiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Rafe in the 15th minute of play. Israel Jokin kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Tzanko Papukchiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfonso Valentine. RED DEVIL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tzanko Papukchiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 26 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Alfonso Valentine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tzanko Papukchiev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafail Kamberov in the 29th minute of play forced RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Alfonso Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cup2's Levent Trasiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Bertran in the 33rd minute of play. RED DEVIL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Israel Jokin in the 36th minute. Alfonso Valentine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafail Kamberov in the 39th minute. Alfonso Valentine made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Iskren Nikolchov sent off a good shot on target. Alfonso Valentine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzanko Papukchiev in the 45th minute. RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save RED DEVIL from getting a goal against them. With splendid footwork Iskren Nikolchov arrived in front of goal to shoot 3-0 by the left pole in the game's 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tzanko Papukchiev made a kick off. Edgardo Bertran struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Levent Trasiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RED DEVIL. RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bocho Maystorov in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Cup2 booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Felo didn't get a good kick on the ball. RED DEVIL made a substitution. Ciriaco Cayo replaced Esteve Urbez. The supporters of Cup2 booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Felo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Levent Trasiev was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Eulalio Rafe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eulalio Rafe really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Alfonso Valentine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iskren Nikolchov went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 74th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimcho Belishki to maneuver through the defense. Ciriaco Cayo scored 4-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Levent Trasiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rafail Kamberov hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Dimcho Belishki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cup2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RED DEVIL the free kick. After 81 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Dimcho Belishki. The supporters of Cup2 booed when RED DEVIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Rafe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktor Peevski scored 5-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Valentine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfonso Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iskren Nikolchov in the 89th minute of play. Rafail Kamberov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 minutes, Horacio Mannie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RED DEVIL and the Cup2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Horacio Mannie hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Alfonso Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. German Guillem was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. German Guillem kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Cup2 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of RED DEVIL for a fine match.