U23 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Zdzislaw Obuchowicz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Vasko Chochkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Magnus Hägglund was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Sven Brask dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 11th minute of the match, Vasko Chochkov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Magnus Hägglund saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Krasimir Mishovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heliodoro Verdu in the 14th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Vasko Chochkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Magnus Hägglund was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Heliodoro Verdu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Krasimir Mishovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Krasimir Mishovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Hultman in the 31st minute of the match. Magnus Hägglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vasko Chochkov in the 36th minute. Krasimir Mishovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heliodoro Verdu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes Tough and Tasty FC got a freekick which was hit by Yao Ying Chen. Krasimir Mishovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heliodoro Verdu in the 40th minute of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Heliodoro Verdu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tough and Tasty FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heliodoro Verdu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krasimir Mishovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heliodoro Verdu in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stefan Hultman made a kick off. After 50 played minutes Tough and Tasty FC got a freekick which was hit by Heliodoro Verdu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Hultman in the 56th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 minutes, Stefan Hultman made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krasimir Mishovski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute Yulian Florov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magnus Hägglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Hultman kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Facundo Nazario replaced Sven Brask. After a rather tough play, Tough and Tasty FC's Stefan Hultman got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Tough and Tasty FC's attentive Joachim Bergström managed to snatch the ball when Jordi Alba made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Heliodoro Verdu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Krasimir Mishovski made a huge save. In the 79th minute Tough and Tasty FC were awarded a corner. Yao Ying Chen went to the cornerflag to take it. Magnus Hägglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Nazario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tough and Tasty FC's Magnus Hägglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 82nd minute of play. Magnus Hägglund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krasimir Mishovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Heliodoro Verdu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Krasimir Mishovski made a huge save. With his leg Krasimir Mishovski managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Tough and Tasty FC's Heliodoro Verdu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 93rd minute Sonny Sigman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krasimir Mishovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Krasimir Mishovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sonny Sigman in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Lokomotiv Plovdiv were the better team. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.