U21 World League

iL Grosso Stadio
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Apostol Gilev got the match started through his kick off. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostol Gilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostol Gilev in the 5th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Saturnino Romo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiril Solunov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Manny, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Grosso United:s Saturnino Romo showed great skill when he stopped Ivan Ganchev:s penalty. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilko Tilov in the 12th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Adrian Curcio could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Kiril Solunov however easily saved by the left post. Grosso United were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Lokomotiv Plovdiv's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rigoberto Boniel took the corner. Rigoberto Boniel made a great header on Grosso United's corner, it was just that Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Kiril Solunov managed to reach the ball for a save. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostol Gilev in the 21st minute of play. Kiril Solunov was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Adrian Curcio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adrian Curcio really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 27 minutes into the game, Virgilio Quin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grosso United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lokomotiv Plovdiv the free kick. Virgilio Quin kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostol Gilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostol Gilev in the 34th minute of the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Kiril Solunov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Manny in the 36th minute of play. Vasko Chochkov took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saturnino Romo. Saturnino Romo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 43rd minute, Ilko Tilov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saturnino Romo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Saturnino Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilko Tilov in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Godofredo Manny was the one to do the kick off. Carolo Urbasa kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Apostol Gilev succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 53rd playminute. Saturnino Romo made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Apostol Gilev sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute of the match, Vasko Chochkov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saturnino Romo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 61st minute Lokomotiv Plovdiv were awarded a corner. Ivan Ganchev went to the cornerflag to take it. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Ivan Ganchev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Saturnino Romo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Grosso United's Saturnino Romo got control of the ball when Vasko Chochkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Ilko Tilov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saturnino Romo. That made the score 1-4 after 76 minutes of play. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Grosso United from getting a goal against them. Saturnino Romo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Ganchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilko Tilov in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Saturnino Romo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when Grosso United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bai Chen Gang didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ilko Tilov hit a great ball. In the 91st minute Vasko Chochkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Romo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Apostol Gilev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Saturnino Romo, 1-5. When the final whistle sounded Lokomotiv Plovdiv left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Grosso United.