U23 World League

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Eron got the match started through his kick off. Paulo Eron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Ivo Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Gualterio Mano got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Souza in the 7th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Claudio Frasquito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Pedro Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Claudio Frasquito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Claudio Frasquito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Souza in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Souza in the 13th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Claudio Frasquito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ivan Kulekov hit a great ball. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filomeno Beltran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Narciso Millano kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Ventzislav Genovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ventzislav Genovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Ponc's late challenge caught a ПФК Миньор Раднево's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Ponc helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, Paulo Eron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Paulo Eron's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivo Faria firmly grabbed it by the left post. 43 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Roldanillo came free, but Ivo Faria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pedro Souza made the kick off in the second half. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantino Jerrold in the 50th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Niceto Abella got a free kick in the 51st minute. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivo Faria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Jerrold in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ventzislav Genovski got a free kick in the 55th minute. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Eron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Roldanillo in the 59th minute of the match. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ made a substitution. Romulo Pietro replaced Alejandro Garnacho. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Claudio Frasquito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Vasko Marholev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th match minute, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualterio Mano to maneuver through the defense. If Ivan Kulekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Evangelista, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. ПФК Миньор Раднево's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.