U23 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ziemowit Zyskowski got the match started through his kick off. Ziemowit Zyskowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nikola Drinov having to make a save. Hieronim Rekowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 12th minute. Rega Merida CF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Hristofor Ikonomov scored to the left of an out of position Hieronim Rekowski, making the score, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Vaklin Zhablyanov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hieronim Rekowski. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 27th minute Naum Mentov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Rekowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Rega Merida CF's goal looked a bit too open when Hristofor Ikonomov came free, but Hieronim Rekowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 played minutes Rega Merida CF got a freekick which was hit by Ziemowit Zyskowski. In the 31st match minute, Rega Merida CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pocho Citko to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Hristofor Ikonomov took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Hieronim Rekowski to make any attempt to save it. Hieronim Rekowski came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Laziali's Hristofor Ikonomov. But to his dismay, Hristofor Ikonomov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 42nd minute, Vaklin Zhablyanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timo Werner, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Hieronim Rekowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vaklin Zhablyanov. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Vaklin Zhablyanov made the kick off in the second half. Hieronim Rekowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hieronim Rekowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hristofor Ikonomov in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Hristofor Ikonomov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hieronim Rekowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Hristofor Ikonomov made a precise shot to the right of Hieronim Rekowski. Rega Merida CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. After some careless play in the Rega Merida CF defense, Hristofor Ikonomov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hieronim Rekowski. The Rega Merida CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hieronim Rekowski should have stopped the shot. Rega Merida CF made a substitution. Walery Fleszar replaced Pocho Citko. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kajetan Paciuszko got free with Nikola Drinov in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Rega Merida CF getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Walery Fleszar hit a great ball. Doncho Tzvetkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naum Mentov in the 85th minute of play forced Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Hieronim Rekowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hieronim Rekowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tencho Mihalev in the 89th minute of play forced Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Hieronim Rekowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikola Drinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walery Fleszar in the 93rd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Laziali had played much better football throughout.