U23 World League

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Lautaro L.P.'s Jesus Emilianu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Lautaro L.P. from getting a goal against them. After 7 minutes Lautaro L.P.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Galin Hadzhiyski who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Cup2's corner Martin Ødegaard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jesus Emilianu quite easily take care of the ball. In the 9th minute, Tzanko Papukchiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cup2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jesus Emilianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 14th minute of play. Valeri Hadzhisotirov scored 2-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jesus Emilianu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro L.P.'s Miguel Manns was substituted for Mikael Blom. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Neruda in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Michael Hjeltman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute Anacleto Fox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Michael Hjeltman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinos Morillo took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl-Michael Hjeltman. Karl-Michael Hjeltman 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. After a rather tough play, Lautaro L.P.'s Eric Montenegro got a free kick in the 35th minute. Jesus Emilianu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 36th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Galin Hadzhiyski. Karl-Michael Hjeltman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Neruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Tzanko Papukchiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesus Emilianu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Jesus Emilianu made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Tzanko Papukchiev sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute Martin Ødegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Trayan Kavalov fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cup2's protests and gave Trayan Kavalov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cup2 getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Trayan Kavalov hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pablo Neruda to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Lautaro L.P.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tzanko Papukchiev came free, but Jesus Emilianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iskren Nikolchov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Pablo Neruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Michael Hjeltman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Pablo Neruda put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Karl-Michael Hjeltman. Pablo Neruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Michael Hjeltman having to interfere. In the 68th minute Martin Ødegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Cup2's Karl-Michael Hjeltman got control of the ball when Pablo Neruda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tzanko Papukchiev took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jesus Emilianu. Jesus Emilianu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 80th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trayan Kavalov to maneuver through the defense. Eric Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Pablo Neruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Michael Hjeltman having to interfere. In the 88th minute Valeri Hadzhisotirov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Emilianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Cup2's Karl-Michael Hjeltman got control of the ball when Pablo Neruda tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cup2 had won after a very even match.