U23 World League

Porjus Draknäste
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) In the 2nd minute, Markus Fors hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 4 minutes, Kiril Kratunkov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Porjus's Ture Berglund tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th minute of the match Ivan Ström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yanko Karaivanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The nice shot from Wesley Cabral in the 13thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Yanko Karaivanov had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Kiril Kratunkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Ture Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Ivo Mandev notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Porjus's Ture Berglund. Ture Berglund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ivo Mandev sped through Porjus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ture Berglund. A collision led to DOROSTOL Ss getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Slaveyko Tzotzev hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Wesley Cabral could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Yanko Karaivanov however easily saved by the left post. After 33 played minutes DOROSTOL Ss got a freekick which was hit by Sasho Temkov. 35 minutes into the match, Porjus's goal looked a bit too open when Evrosi Zdravkov came free, but Ture Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ture Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kiril Kratunkov in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Evrosi Zdravkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ture Berglund was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Wesley Cabral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Yanko Karaivanov made a huge save. Ivo Mandev struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Ture Berglund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DOROSTOL Ss. After the first half DOROSTOL Ss were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kiril Kratunkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Porjus getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Börje Smed hit a great ball. Ture Berglund stood somewhat misplaced when Kiril Kratunkov came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 57 minute. Ture Berglund came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by DOROSTOL Ss's Ivo Mandev. But to his dismay, Ivo Mandev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. After 64 minutes of play, DOROSTOL Ss's Ivo Mandev made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ture Berglund was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 68th minute, Ivo Suvandzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yanko Karaivanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanko Karaivanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Forsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute Kiril Kratunkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ture Berglund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Ivan Ström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Porjus booed when DOROSTOL Ss was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evrosi Zdravkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ture Berglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evrosi Zdravkov in the 82nd minute. Ivo Mandev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ture Berglund firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ture Berglund was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Kiril Kratunkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kiril Kratunkov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. DOROSTOL Ss played a much better game than Porjus and deserved their victory. The Porjus players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.