U23 World League

Maravilla Infiernal
Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5832, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pedro Souza took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Resurrección Diabólica Ψ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Venancio Uhin hit a great ball. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Souza in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the Resurrección Diabólica Ψ defense, Pedro Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francesco Toldo. The Resurrección Diabólica Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francesco Toldo should have stopped the shot. After 10 played minutes Resurrección Diabólica Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Venancio Uhin. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ventzislav Genovski couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Resurrección Diabólica Ψ. Ivo Faria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severo Tono went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Venancio Uhin charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Venancio Uhin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Resurrección Diabólica Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Uhin didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Epifanio Cristos fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's protests and gave Epifanio Cristos a yellow card for diving instead. Francesco Toldo had in the 22ndth minute some difficulties stopping Ventzislav Genovski's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 22nd minute, Ventzislav Genovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПФК Миньор Раднево fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ivo Faria made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severo Tono in the 24th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Kulekov during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Kulekov to maneuver through the defense. Ivo Faria made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Gabriel-Omar Lewandowski sent off a good shot on target. Venancio Uhin kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Francesco Toldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Kerenski in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match ПФК Миньор Раднево got a corner. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ventzislav Genovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ivo Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaston Mendebal, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Tzanko Bogatev struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Francesco Toldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ПФК Миньор Раднево. The supporters of Resurrección Diabólica Ψ booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ventzislav Genovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Mendebal in the 46th minute of the match.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Vasko Marholev managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasko Marholev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francesco Toldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ventzislav Genovski's late challenge caught a Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ventzislav Genovski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ventzislav Genovski hit a great ball. Ventzislav Genovski kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Gabriel-Omar Lewandowski got a free kick in the 61st minute. Pedro Souzas short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Francesco Toldo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 73 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Omar Lewandowski notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria. Ivo Faria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ made a substitution. Filiberto Etxahun replaced Epifanio Cristos. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ made a substitution. Mando Lucifer replaced Severo Tono. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zanko Yochkolovski was substituted for Tzanko Bogatev. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Rostislav Peyanski hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Миньор Раднево's zone, Mando Lucifer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Faria came out of the goal and Mando Lucifer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Pedro Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Mendebal in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute Ivan Kulekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venancio Uhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivo Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mando Lucifer in the 93rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mando Lucifer in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Faria saved ПФК Миньор Раднево from getting behind. ПФК Миньор Раднево's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.