U21 World League

Bisturi Arena
Spectators: 7613 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 152) Alvise Micucci started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dario Mazzei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Kiril Solunov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Micucci in the 20th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Kiril Solunov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bisturi F.C. getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Dario Mazzei hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bisturi F.C.'s Dario Mazzei got a free kick in the 28th minute. If Ilko Tilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filippo Maccioni kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Bisturi F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Genko Hristoforov came free, but Emanuele Donadoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvise Micucci struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Kiril Solunov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bisturi F.C.. 44 minutes into the match, Alvise Micucci notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Kiril Solunov. Kiril Solunov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Genko Hristoforov to strike the kick off in the second half. Alphonso Davies made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bisturi F.C.'s Federico Azzolina. In the 55th minute, Federico Azzolina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ilko Tilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvise Micucci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kiril Solunov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Alvise Micucci took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kiril Solunov. Kiril Solunov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Kiril Solunov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvise Micucci in the 66th minute of play. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Tzanyo Tabashki hit a great ball. Tzanyo Tabashki hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Alvise Micucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Azzolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiril Solunov having to interfere. 3-0 became the score in the 80th minute when Alvise Micucci elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 83rd match minute, Bisturi F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Azzolina to maneuver through the defense. Ilko Tilov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Donadoni having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Dario Mazzei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Donadoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasko Chochkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuele Donadoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasko Chochkov in the 94th minute of play. Kiril Solunov came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Bisturi F.C.'s Dario Mazzei. But to his dismay, Dario Mazzei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Bisturi F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lokomotiv Plovdiv for a fine match.