U18 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) After 3 minutes, Mugur Văleanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. YKE and the Бенковски Тетевен players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Бенковски Тетевен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deyan Kotevski to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Ivaylo Torolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgil Macrea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Şimoc was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Milyo Glushkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Milyo Glushkov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After having played for 35 minutes, Emiliyan Nochev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Бенковски Тетевен's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emiliyan Nochev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C. YKE! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliyan Nochev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yanek Baldev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Emanuel Şimoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mavrudi Tunev charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mavrudi Tunev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mavrudi Tunev hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when F.C. YKE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cazimir Puișoru didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd minute, Stoyne Stoyanov 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. Yanek Baldev charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yanek Baldev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Virgil Macrea showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 71 minute of play. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Macrea in the 80th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Emil Karolev got a free kick in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Ivaylo Torolov came free, but Emanuel Şimoc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Şimoc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emiliyan Nochev went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Emanuel Şimoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliyan Nochev, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Бенковски Тетевен had won after a very even match.