U23 World League

Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Catarinense F.C.'s Godfredo Gabon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfredo Gabon got free with Prospero Hanni in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benicio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Strahil Kirichkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Strahil Kirichkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benicio Gaitan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to Зенит Церово getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Todor Taranov hit a great ball. Jacobo Benitez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Prospero Hanni made a huge save. Зенит Церово were furious when Matey Manyov was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Benicio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Strahil Kirichkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Strahil Kirichkov notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan. Benicio Gaitan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Catarinense F.C.'s Jacobo Benitez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Prospero Hanni. That made the score 2-3 after 28 minutes of play. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Strahil Kirichkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Todor Taranov during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Çağrı Tayfur in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Strahil Kirichkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Зенит Церово fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. In the 43rd minute, Godfredo Gabon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Strahil Kirichkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Strahil Kirichkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strahil Kirichkov in the 53rd minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Зенит Церово's Strahil Kirichkov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benicio Gaitan. Benicio Gaitan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-5. 60 minutes in the game, Ali Çağrı Tayfur fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Benicio Gaitan having to interfere. Strahil Kirichkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Benicio Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Prospero Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zacarias Bento took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Prospero Hanni. Prospero Hanni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-6. 74 minutes into the game, Strahil Kirichkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-8. Benicio Gaitan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alejandro Perutxo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Prospero Hanni having to make a save. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Strahil Kirichkov in the 85th minute of play. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Catarinense F.C. from getting a goal against them. Catarinense F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Todor Taranov scored to the left of an out of position Benicio Gaitan, making the score, 3-9. The supporters of Catarinense F.C. booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Strahil Kirichkov didn't get a good kick on the ball.