U21 World League

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Esteban Vimaro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Vardarov in the 6th minute of play forced Cardiff City FC's goalkeeper Vladimiro Leobardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Vardarov in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th play minute Oscar Blai came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lyubcho Ruychev. 1-0. In the 19th match minute, Cardiff City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Estevez to maneuver through the defense. Esteban Vimaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lyubcho Ruychev having to make a save. After a rather tough play, VN Keleler's Grozdan Vrazhalski got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Vimaro in the 25th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Lyubcho Ruychev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Vimaro came free, but Lyubcho Ruychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lyubcho Ruychev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar Blai in the 30th minute. Cardiff City FC's Vladimiro Leobardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Mazakov in the 31st minute of play. Vladimiro Leobardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Vardarov in the 35th minute of the match. Vladimiro Leobardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yani Popisakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yani Popisakov to make the kick off. Angel Vardarov might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimiro Leobardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angel Vardarov ran back to his position shaking his head. Sergey Munev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Vladimiro Leobardo made a huge save. Rostislav Mazakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Leobardo having to interfere. In the 61st minute Esteban Vimaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Ruychev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimiro Leobardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grozdan Chapkúnov, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Vladimiro Leobardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Mazakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cardiff City FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! The supporters of Cardiff City FC booed when VN Keleler was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexey Vekilski didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Teo Iztal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esteban Vimaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyubcho Ruychev having to interfere. In the 86th minute, VN Keleler's Volodya Sarachev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Volodya Sarachev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of VN Keleler protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Volodya Sarachev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Cardiff City FC a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Teo Iztal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of VN Keleler's Lyubcho Ruychev. 2-2. Lyubcho Ruychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Vimaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cardiff City FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though VN Keleler had controlled the match.