U18 World League

SvE United Stadion
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) SvE United's Radko Mitziev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dimo Igov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doni Koehler, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute, Adrianinho Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Ernani Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Granadero10's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernani Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dimo Igov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernani Palmeira in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dimo Igov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute, Kauan Siqueira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granadero10 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Dimo Igov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauan Siqueira in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Slaveyko Angelakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SvE United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granadero10 the free kick. Slaveyko Angelakov hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Doni Koehler took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dimo Igov. Dimo Igov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 24th minute, Kauan Siqueira 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. Dimo Igov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernani Palmeira in the 26th minute of play. Kauan Siqueira kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Dadá Favoretto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radko Mitziev in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernani Palmeira in the 32nd minute of play forced SvE United's goalkeeper Dimo Igov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Granadero10's Geovanni Marquez got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute Doni Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimo Igov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovanni Marquez charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovanni Marquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 41 played minutes Granadero10 got a freekick which was hit by Geovanni Marquez. Radko Mitziev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dadá Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doni Koehler to make the kick off. Bogdan Dunev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Doni Koehler dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dimo Igov, 0-3. Ernani Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 65 minutes of play, Granadero10's Ernani Palmeira made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dimo Igov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nikolay Levenski's late challenge caught a Granadero10's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikolay Levenski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Nikolay Levenski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Renato Cearense hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 78th match minute, SvE United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Dunev to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th match minute, SvE United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iskren Glavinov to maneuver through the defense. Radko Mitziev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Wilian Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Granadero10 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Granadero10 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.