U23 World League

PORTÓN DEL OESTE
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Rumaldo kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Yanaki Karaganchev came free, but Joaquin Mingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Sportivo Luan Toro's Volodya Latev threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Rumaldo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Erubiel Laurin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquin Mingo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yanaki Karaganchev went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 20 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Christian Guillelmo. Joaquin Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanaki Karaganchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilko Madzhov in the 26th minute of play. Joaquin Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilko Madzhov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Mingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilko Madzhov in the 35th minute of the match. Sportivo Luan Toro's Joaquin Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nano Ginev in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Joel Rumaldo lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Volodya Latev. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Sportivo Luan Toro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Guillelmo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Karaganchev in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nano Ginev in the 47th minute of play forced Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Joaquin Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yanaki Karaganchev to make the kick off. Sportivo Luan Toro's Joaquin Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanaki Karaganchev in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Erubiel Laurin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Volodya Latev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Joaquin Mingo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Karaganchev in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Yanaki Karaganchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 73 minutes into the game, Ilko Madzhov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE CLUB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Luan Toro the free kick. Ilko Madzhov hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 77th match minute, THE CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanaki Karaganchev to maneuver through the defense. Sportivo Luan Toro's Joaquin Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanaki Karaganchev in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the THE CLUB defense, Erubiel Laurin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Volodya Latev. The THE CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Volodya Latev should have stopped the shot. Sportivo Luan Toro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of THE CLUB for a fine match.