U18 World League

Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Manchester United F.C.'s Venko Kuleliev 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. Skarpa Ełk's Boguslaw Falk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Glavanakov in the 8th minute of play. Skarpa Ełk's Boguslaw Falk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Glavanakov in the 10th minute of play. Huben Madolev hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. With 14 minutes on the clock, Arkadiusz Dulka commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiusz Dulka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gancho Nenchov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Boguslaw Falk. Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Skarpa Ełk's Boguslaw Falk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Glavanakov in the 19th minute of play. When Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Skarpa Ełk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz couldn't finish the play. After 26 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Toni Kúndev. After 28 minutes of play, Manchester United F.C.'s Haralampi Glavanakov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Boguslaw Falk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Toni Kúndev hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Haralampi Glavanakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boguslaw Falk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boguslaw Falk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haralampi Glavanakov in the 43rd minute of play. If Eugeniusz Wawrukiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksander Limanowski to make the kick off. Wladyslaw Kocieniewski's late challenge caught a Manchester United F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wladyslaw Kocieniewski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when Skarpa Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wladyslaw Kocieniewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Venko Kuleliev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haralampi Glavanakov in the 64th minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Boguslaw Falk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boguslaw Falk was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Haralampi Glavanakov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 69 minute of play. If Marek Petka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venko Kuleliev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Boguslaw Falk made a huge save. 79 minutes into the match, Haralampi Glavanakov notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Skarpa Ełk's Boguslaw Falk. Boguslaw Falk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 85th minute, Venko Kuleliev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Boguslaw Falk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Kúndev in the 88th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Aleksander Limanowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skarpa Ełk's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksander Limanowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzanyo Zvúncharov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vanko Korchev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Skarpa Ełk fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Manchester United F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.