U18 World League

Миньор
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lulcho Geshanov kicked off to start the match. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Damyan Súrbov hit a great ball. In the 7th minute, Isaias Baudelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Curumalán AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Sabin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Curumalán AFC's goalkeeper Geronimo Gabrio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lulcho Geshanov. In the 11th minute, Serafino Sabin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute of the match, Ignat Smilovski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Geronimo Gabrio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 37 minutes of play, Curumalán AFC's Diego Chorche made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mavrudi Kibarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Diego Chorche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Mavrudi Kibarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stoyne Karadimchev's late challenge caught a Curumalán AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stoyne Karadimchev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoyne Karadimchev to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Chorche in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mavrudi Kibarov saved ПФК Миньор Раднево from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Diego Chorche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mavrudi Kibarov was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Diego Chorche put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mavrudi Kibarov. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

ПФК Миньор Раднево's Tenyo Vladov was substituted for Ignat Smilovski. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diego Chorche made a kick off. Isaias Baudelio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Lulcho Geshanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tzanko Bogatev's late challenge caught a Curumalán AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tzanko Bogatev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzanko Bogatev to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Dante Refugio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Mavrudi Kibarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Chorche in the 72nd minute of play. ПФК Миньор Раднево's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Diego Chorche scored to the left of an out of position Mavrudi Kibarov, making the score, 1-3. Tenyo Vladov might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geronimo Gabrio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tenyo Vladov ran back to his position shaking his head. Geronimo Gabrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzanko Bogatev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes, Preslav Anzov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ПФК Миньор Раднево and the Curumalán AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Preslav Anzov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Herena got free with Mavrudi Kibarov in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Lulcho Geshanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Lulcho Geshanov got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tenyo Vladov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Curumalán AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.