U23 World League

Blue Shock Arena
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stoyadin Vezirski started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Remedios SC's goalkeeper Jean dos Santos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vanyo Kochev. After 7 played minutes Remedios SC got a freekick which was hit by Danilo Pinho. Zdravko Deninski had several of the Remedios SC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 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 Jean dos Santos as he didn't even see the shot coming. A collision led to Remedios SC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Wincent Wawro hit a great ball. In the 12th minute Vanyo Kochev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Remedios SC's goal looked a bit too open when Vanyo Kochev came free, but Jean dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stancho Beshkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Remedios SC's Danilo Pinho got a free kick in the 24th minute. Radomir Yonchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Pinho in the 34th minute of the match. Zdravko Deninski struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Jean dos Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC LEVSKI ОК. Jean dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vanyo Kochev in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Zdravko Deninski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stancho Beshkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jean dos Santos came out and tried to block the shot, but Stancho Beshkov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 48th minute. 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 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chivu Quintana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jean dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stancho Beshkov in the 53rd minute of the match. With a little luck, FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev got control of the ball when Danilo Pinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chivu Quintana in the 62nd minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Radomir Yonchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goal looked a bit too open when Wincent Wawro came free, but Radomir Yonchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th match minute, FC LEVSKI ОК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristiyan Milkov to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Danilo Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomir Yonchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zdravko Deninski kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zdravko Deninski in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jean dos Santos saved Remedios SC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zdravko Deninski in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jean dos Santos saved Remedios SC from getting behind. 76 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Pinho came free, but Radomir Yonchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chivu Quintana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Danilo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomir Yonchev having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Chivu Quintana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Radomir Yonchev. That made the score 2-1 in the 85 minute of play. Jean dos Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stancho Beshkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes Remedios SC got a freekick which was hit by Horácio Maciel. Vanyo Kochev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jean dos Santos. Remedios SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanyo Kochev in the 98th minute of play forced Remedios SC's goalkeeper Jean dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC LEVSKI ОК had played much better football throughout.