U23 World League

Миньор
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Patricio Salamon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nesho Malinchev in the 3rd minute. 13 minutes into the match, Soflov FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Souza came free, but Patricio Salamon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliks Nieruchliwy in the 17th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Soflov FC's corner David Oriol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zacarias Seixas quite easily take care of the ball. Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Feliks Nieruchliwy during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Soflov FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliks Nieruchliwy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patricio Salamon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Souza's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Feliks Nieruchliwy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Zacarias Seixas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Patricio Salamon threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rusi Kerenski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 31st minute, Marco Domeka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zacarias Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliks Nieruchliwy, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After 43 minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Oriol who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in David Oriol almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas did a great save. Soflov FC's Feliks Nieruchliwy got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Souza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gwidon Prusinowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Seixas was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Patricio Salamon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Kerenski in the 55th minute of the match. If Feliks Nieruchliwy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Soflov FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Marco Domeka hit a great ball. In the 65th minute of the game Nesho Malinchev made a throw-in which Stancho Gyuzelev played forward. In the 66th minute Feliks Nieruchliwy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Seixas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Pedro Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patricio Salamon was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Feliks Nieruchliwy came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Soflov FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Feliks Nieruchliwy couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feliks Nieruchliwy. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Миньор Раднево's zone, Feliks Nieruchliwy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Seixas came out of the goal and Feliks Nieruchliwy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Feliks Nieruchliwy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feliks Nieruchliwy took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zacarias Seixas. Zacarias Seixas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ПФК Миньор Раднево fans cheered their team off the field, for while Soflov FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.