U21 World League

FCNM Beto Acosta
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boycho Zotov kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Denko Padarev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN BAKITO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jose Vitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vangel Gevrenov in the 7th minute of the match. Jose Vitin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Padarev, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Boycho Zotov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vitin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Jaime Elazar had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Lazar Tushev charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lazar Tushev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Lazar Tushev got a free kick in the 12th minute. A collision led to A.F Cuervos Azulgranas getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Venancio Beturian hit a great ball. Jose Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denko Padarev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Lazar Tushev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Vitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boycho Zotov in the 23rd minute of the match. VN BAKITO were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after A.F Cuervos Azulgranas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pencho Dulev took the corner. Denko Padarev struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Jose Vitin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN BAKITO. Denko Padarev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denko Padarev in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Vitin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Melchor Behe kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of VN BAKITO booed when A.F Cuervos Azulgranas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Eufemio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boycho Zotov in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Vitin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Boycho Zotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pencho Dulev in the 45th minute of play forced A.F Cuervos Azulgranas's goalkeeper Jose Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN BAKITO's Vangel Gevrenov got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

With an all-out effort, VN BAKITO's Jose Vitin threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Boycho Zotov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jose Vitin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valeri Tzokev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. Jeremias Enol hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Boycho Zotov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jose Vitin. That made the score 0-3 in the 68 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denko Padarev got free with Jose Vitin in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Boycho Zotov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jose Vitin came out and tried to block the shot, but Boycho Zotov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 75th minute. In the 82nd minute, Denko Padarev made a precise shot to the right of Jose Vitin. A.F Cuervos Azulgranas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. 85 minutes into the game, Denko Padarev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VN BAKITO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.F Cuervos Azulgranas the free kick. In the 85th match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denko Padarev to maneuver through the defense. Jose Vitin came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by VN BAKITO's Denko Padarev. But to his dismay, Denko Padarev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. VN BAKITO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.