U23 World League

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Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Kostadin Lalov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Özen Baroğlu's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Özen Baroğlu put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Kostadin Lalov. In the 20th minute, O.T.E's Sakis Batirakis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kostadin Lalov. Kostadin Lalov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. The supporters of O.T.E booed when Blue avalanche was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Koparov didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Blue avalanche getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Kubrat Shehtanov hit a great ball. Kostadin Lalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özen Baroğlu in the 30th minute of play. Stamatis Banasidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nykteus Kouches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes Ermis Panakakis rounded Blue avalanche's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. Valcho Avramov kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Sakis Batirakis hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, O.T.E's Thrasivoulos Stamatis got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Özen Baroğlu was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Özen Baroğlu in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kostadin Lalov saved Blue avalanche from getting behind. Kostadin Lalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özen Baroğlu in the 54th minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Özen Baroğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostadin Lalov was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Nykteus Kouches in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stamatis Banasidis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The O.T.E fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when O.T.E's Özen Baroğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Blue avalanche defense, Özen Baroğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kostadin Lalov. The Blue avalanche fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kostadin Lalov should have stopped the shot. Kostadin Lalov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Özen Baroğlu went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. In the 75th minute, Ermis Panakakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O.T.E fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. A collision led to O.T.E getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fabian Niedzwiecki hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Blue avalanche's Kubrat Shehtanov tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Özen Baroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostadin Lalov having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Ermis Panakakis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kostadin Lalov was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Blue avalanche players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for O.T.E.