U21 World League

MAURO ARENA
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) An unexpectedly hard shot by Iskren Nikolchov in the 4th minute of play forced Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeng Di Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Mauro getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Nicola Zalewski hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Bocho Maystorov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zeng Di Ang. Mauro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bocho Maystorov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Zeng Di Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iskren Nikolchov in the 19th minute of play. After 20 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Aleko Merdzhanov. A collision led to Mauro getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Radoslaw Zagrobelny hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Adam Zacharczyk 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. Adam Zacharczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Ivan Tabakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Zeng Di Ang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Cup2's goal looked a bit too open when Ludomir Banaszak came free, but Levent Trasiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Mauro were awarded a corner. Stefan Lundblad went to the cornerflag to take it. After 44 minutes, Nicola Zalewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mauro and the Cup2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Nicola Zalewski got a free kick in the 44th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tzanko Papukchiev to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tzanko Papukchiev made a precise shot to the right of Zeng Di Ang. Mauro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Bocho Maystorov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Stefan Lundblad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes in the game Rafail Kamberov after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Zeng Di Ang. A very good opportunity. In the 64th minute, Zbyszek Marud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zbyszek Marud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asen Shavarski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeng Di Ang having to interfere. Cup2's Levent Trasiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicola Zalewski in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Stefan Lundblad got a free kick in the 75th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Nicola Zalewski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Cup2's Levent Trasiev. Levent Trasiev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 85 minutes into the match, Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tzanko Papukchiev. 86 minutes into the match, Mauro's goal looked a bit too open when Iskren Nikolchov came free, but Zeng Di Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Iskren Nikolchov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Zeng Di Ang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cup2 played a much better game than Mauro and deserved their victory. The Mauro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.