U23 World League

Gerena
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Strahil Kirichkov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dochko Igov had several of the Зенит Церово's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 3 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Prospero Hanni as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to Зенит Церово getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Strahil Kirichkov hit a great ball. Violet Skachkov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 6th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Prospero Hanni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dochko Igov, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Marko van Basten was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 15 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Marko van Basten got a free kick in the 16th minute. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Strömberg in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Зенит Церово defense, Violet Skachkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prospero Hanni. The Зенит Церово fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prospero Hanni should have stopped the shot. Nikolay Ikonomov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Bradistilov in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of FC Old Dogs United booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Todor Taranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 minutes of play, FC Old Dogs United's Violet Skachkov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prospero Hanni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dochko Igov struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Prospero Hanni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Old Dogs United. When Antonio Di Fabrizio came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FC Old Dogs United 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 Antonio Di Fabrizio couldn't finish the play. When FC Old Dogs United's Violet Skachkov in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Зенит Церово's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Preslav Alyakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prospero Hanni was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After 41 played minutes Зенит Церово got a freekick which was hit by Ali Çağrı Tayfur. Prospero Hanni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Violet Skachkov's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Prospero Hanni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Violet Skachkov's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the game, Todor Taranov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Зенит Церово's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Old Dogs United the free kick. Todor Taranov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Violet Skachkov was the one to do the kick off. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Di Fabrizio in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dochko Igov in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Prospero Hanni saved Зенит Церово from getting behind. When Matey Manyov fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Зенит Церово's protests and gave Matey Manyov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Зенит Церово was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matey Manyov to maneuver through the defense. FC Old Dogs United's Gunnar Strömberg was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Prospero Hanni in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 64 minutes Зенит Церово's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gunnar Strömberg who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Bozhil Kanev to score against Prospero Hanni in Зенит Церово's goal. 7-0 after 64 minutes. 71 minutes into the game, Violet Skachkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Prospero Hanni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Violet Skachkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prospero Hanni was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Todor Taranov kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Violet Skachkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prospero Hanni was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. The supporters of FC Old Dogs United booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Çağrı Tayfur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Violet Skachkov in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Prospero Hanni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 82 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Di Fabrizio came free, but Prospero Hanni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Violet Skachkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Hanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Strahil Kirichkov got free with Nikolay Ikonomov in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yane Donkovski hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 93 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goal looked a bit too open when Violet Skachkov came free, but Prospero Hanni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dochko Igov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the FC Old Dogs United 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 Dochko Igov couldn't finish the play. Ali Çağrı Tayfur charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Çağrı Tayfur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Çağrı Tayfur kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match.