U23 World League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 7842 (Terracing: 5883, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafet Nesip took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 minutes, Faiz Dhanabalan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Temida Sf and the JEMBer UTara players grew even worse after the yellow card. Faiz Dhanabalan kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Mekki Pink was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Pavel Kenov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pavel Kenov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. A sloppy throw-in by Jafar Mursadat in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Temida Sf's Milyo Achov. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Pavel Kenov put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mekki Pink. JEMBer UTara's Mekki Pink proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save JEMBer UTara from getting a goal against them. Jem But kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. If Pavel Kenov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 20 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goalkeeper Mekki Pink had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Kenov. Mekki Pink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lyubomir Vladikov in the 23rd minute of play. Milyo Achov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Jafar Mursadat kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Pavel Kenov came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Temida Sf 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 Pavel Kenov couldn't finish the play. The supporters of JEMBer UTara booed when Temida Sf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinko Ormandzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafet Nesip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Pavel Kenov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mekki Pink was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After 44 played minutes JEMBer UTara got a freekick which was hit by Jem But. Lyubomir Vladikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pavel Kenov made the kick off in the second half. Faiz Dhanabalan kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yusuf Restiana during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yusuf Restiana kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Dinko Ormandzhiev got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Temida Sf made a substitution. Iskren Drazhev replaced Pavel Kenov. After a rather tough play, JEMBer UTara's Rafet Nesip got a free kick in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lyubomir Vladikov in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mekki Pink saved JEMBer UTara from getting behind. If Dimitar Keremidchiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Rafet Nesip notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov. Andon Túrpomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mekki Pink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iskren Drazhev in the 80th minute of the match. If Rafet Nesip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. JEMBer UTara's attack was well implemented in the 86th minute, but when Rafet Nesip was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Temida Sf's Tzoko Ilarionov was substituted for Vesko Balashev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyubomir Vladikov in the 88th minute of play forced JEMBer UTara's goalkeeper Mekki Pink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mekki Pink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinko Ormandzhiev in the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to JEMBer UTara getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Stevanus Avianto hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Temida Sf fans cheered their team off the field, for while JEMBer UTara had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.