U23 World League

Torque Arena
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) SvE United's Radko Mitziev 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. 3 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goal looked a bit too open when Kuzman Dobrovski came free, but Manoel Loarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimo Igov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betadur Medel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Montevideo City Torque's Pau Covillas got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boncho Uvakov in the 17th minute of play forced Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Manoel Loarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Pau Covillas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dimo Igov, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to SvE United getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Slaveyko Angelakov hit a great ball. When Benislav Shaprin fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SvE United's protests and gave Benislav Shaprin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SvE United's Kubrat Radunov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Manoel Loarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boncho Uvakov in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goal looked a bit too open when Radko Mitziev came free, but Manoel Loarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SvE United getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bogdan Dunev hit a great ball. Ignacio Capdevila's late challenge caught a SvE United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignacio Capdevila helped the player get up and apologised. Ignacio Capdevila hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Manoel Loarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Radko Mitziev's shot from short distance in the 49th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Betadur Medel made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to SvE United getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kubrat Radunov hit a great ball. Bogdan Dunev hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Kubrat Radunov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manoel Loarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boncho Uvakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dimo Igov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betadur Medel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Betadur Medel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimo Igov having to interfere. SvE United were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.