U23 World League

Церово Арена
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Strahil Kirichkov started the match with 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 Violet Skachkov in the 4th minute of play. Prospero Hanni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Violet Skachkov went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 13thth minute of the game Violet Skachkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Old Dogs United's Anastas Merazchiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save FC Old Dogs United from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the game, Violet Skachkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Prospero Hanni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 25 minutes into the game, FC Old Dogs United's Violet Skachkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Prospero Hanni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Violet Skachkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 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. In the 36thth minute of the game Violet Skachkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th match minute, FC Old Dogs United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yane Donkovski to maneuver through the defense. Anastas Merazchiev was a little too slow when Valentin Bradistilov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-4. In the 41st minute, Strahil Kirichkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Prospero Hanni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Fabrizio in the 42nd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Violet Skachkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Prospero Hanni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The wind increased when Violet Skachkov made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Bradistilov in the 51st minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Anastas Merazchiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Prospero Hanni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Violet Skachkov. Prospero Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stayko Pavlikyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Prospero Hanni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Nanev. Violet Skachkov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Prospero Hanni firmly grabbed it by the left post. 73 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Prospero Hanni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Violet Skachkov. After some careless play in the FC Old Dogs United defense, Valentin Bradistilov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anastas Merazchiev. The FC Old Dogs United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anastas Merazchiev should have stopped the shot. In the 79th match minute, FC Old Dogs United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yane Donkovski to maneuver through the defense. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stayko Pavlikyanov in the 82nd minute of play. When the match was over FC Old Dogs United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Зенит Церово throughout the match.