U23 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of Laziali booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jano do Vale didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes SE Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Décio Peixoto. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Naum Mentov hit a great ball. Ian Cerezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vaklin Zhablyanov got free with Nilson Dracena in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Fernando Aparecido charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Fernando Aparecido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. Nilson Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milen Kaydzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nilson Dracena made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Vaklin Zhablyanov sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, Vaklin Zhablyanov made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Dracena. SE Palmeiras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 46th minute, Laziali's Doncho Tzvetkov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. 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 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ian Cerezo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argir Fikov in the 52nd minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Naum Mentov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Nilson Dracena was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Naum Mentov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nilson Dracena having to make a save. After 61 minutes of play, Laziali's Naum Mentov made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilson Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nilson Dracena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Doncho Tzvetkov went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Nilson Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 68th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Vaklin Zhablyanov came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doncho Tzvetkov scored 8-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilson Dracena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Doncho Tzvetkov scored 9-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilson Dracena, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Basílio do Valle who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Nikola Drinov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Milen Kaydzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 88th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naum Mentov in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Carlos Fernando Aparecido hit a great ball. Nilson Dracena came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Laziali's Vaklin Zhablyanov. But to his dismay, Vaklin Zhablyanov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. There was no doubt that Laziali were the better team. Laziali's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.