U23 World League

Стадион Вежен
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Yuri Velkov made the kick off and thus started the match. After 16 played minutes Вежен got a freekick which was hit by Mito Smilevski. Aureliusz Ikalewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the match, Вежен's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Tyskie came free, but Gercho Mantarkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sava Vatrachki in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Radomir Tusk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sava Vatrachki had several of the Piast Choszczno's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 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 1-1 score and a disappointed Radomir Tusk as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuri Velkov got free with Radomir Tusk in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gercho Mantarkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliusz Ikalewicz in the 28th minute of the match. Yuri Velkov charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuri Velkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Вежен's Yuri Velkov got a free kick in the 28th minute. Marek Tyskie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gercho Mantarkov having to interfere. Вежен's Gercho Mantarkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliusz Ikalewicz in the 31st minute of play. Gercho Mantarkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliusz Ikalewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Milan Harabaliev hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Aureliusz Ikalewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gercho Mantarkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Вежен's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Carrier came free, but Gercho Mantarkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aureliusz Ikalewicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gercho Mantarkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Dlugi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Vasil Kalfov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Вежен defense, Aureliusz Ikalewicz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gercho Mantarkov. The Вежен fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gercho Mantarkov should have stopped the shot. Aureliusz Ikalewiczs short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Gercho Mantarkov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 61 minutes into the game, Aureliusz Ikalewicz lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Gercho Mantarkov. Nathan Carrier took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gercho Mantarkov. Gercho Mantarkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. In the 67th minute, one of Piast Choszczno:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Piast Choszczno. Radomir Tusk had in the 69thth minute some difficulties stopping Anko Katincharov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 73rd minute, Tomislav Manchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Вежен's Gercho Mantarkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Вежен from getting a goal against them. Milan Harabaliev's late challenge caught a Piast Choszczno's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Milan Harabaliev helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Вежен getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Milan Harabaliev hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Nathan Carrier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gercho Mantarkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. 89 minutes into the match, Вежен's goalkeeper Gercho Mantarkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Dlugi. After 91 minutes, Michal Dlugi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piast Choszczno and the Вежен players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michal Dlugi hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.