U23 World League

Dino Park Stadium
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tzanko Papukchiev kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, FC Lutanu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Rivard to maneuver through the defense. Remus Talianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 4th minute of play. FC Lutanu's Felix Panduru got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Cup2's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Hjeltman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Panduru. Trayan Kavalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remus Talianu having to interfere. A collision led to Cup2 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Argir Tishinov hit a great ball. Karl-Michael Hjeltman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Panduru in the 19th minute. Cup2's Karl-Michael Hjeltman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrinho Breckenfeld in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrinho Breckenfeld in the 25th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Karl-Michael Hjeltman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tzanko Papukchiev during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tzanko Papukchiev hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Cup2's Karl-Michael Hjeltman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrinho Breckenfeld in the 29th minute of play. Felix Panduru who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Karl-Michael Hjeltman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 32ndth minute of the game Tzanko Papukchiev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Lutanu's Remus Talianu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 33rd play minutes Tzanko Papukchiev shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Remus Talianu and just under the crossbar into goal. 36 minutes into the match, FC Lutanu's goal looked a bit too open when Tzanko Papukchiev came free, but Remus Talianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Matei Hâncu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Talianu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match Cup2 got a corner. FC Lutanu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Galin Hadzhiyski ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzanko Papukchiev in the 44th minute of play forced FC Lutanu's goalkeeper Remus Talianu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remus Talianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Ødegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Tzanko Papukchiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Talianu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Lutanu players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cup2 were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Felix Panduru to strike the kick off in the second half. When Cup2's Trayan Kavalov in the 50th minute got a chance for a shot 50th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Lutanu's goalie prevented a goal. Tzanko Papukchiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Remus Talianu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Remus Talianu made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Tzanko Papukchiev sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tzanko Papukchiev in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remus Talianu saved FC Lutanu from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Galin Hadzhiyski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Remus Talianu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that Tzanko Papukchiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remus Talianu was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Cup2's Tzanko Papukchiev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tzanko Papukchiev got free with Remus Talianu in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karl-Michael Hjeltman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Panduru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tzanko Papukchiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Remus Talianu made a huge save. In the 76th match minute, FC Lutanu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Panduru to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute of the match, Tzanko Papukchiev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Remus Talianu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 89th minute, Trayan Kavalov 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. Karl-Michael Hjeltman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrinho Breckenfeld in the 92nd minute of the match. After 93 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Iskren Nikolchov. The FC Lutanu supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cup2's performance. The match ended with a win for Cup2.