U23 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vaklin Zhablyanov started the match with the kick off. After 9 played minutes C. A. BELGRANO got a freekick which was hit by Amador Mateus. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristofor Ikonomov in the 14th minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Braulio Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hristofor Ikonomov during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Hristofor Ikonomov. Braulio Sesuldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazar Benatov in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Rudolfo came free, but Nikola Drinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Sesuldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naum Mentov, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Braulio Sesuldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vaklin Zhablyanov. 41 minutes into the game, Naum Mentov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Braulio Sesuldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the game, Laziali's Vaklin Zhablyanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Braulio Sesuldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

If Vaklin Zhablyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Braulio Sesuldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hristofor Ikonomov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute, Lazar Benatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Braulio Sesuldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. The Laziali fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Laziali's Hristofor Ikonomov 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. 74 minutes into the match, Laziali's Lazar Benatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Braulio Sesuldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vaklin Zhablyanov charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vaklin Zhablyanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Lazar Benatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Braulio Sesuldo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Laziali's Naum Mentov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 87th minute Hristofor Ikonomov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Sesuldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofilo Bastia hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Laziali players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.