U18 World League

Keleler
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Cascade Park West's Werner Patton 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. After 2 played minutes VN Keleler got a freekick which was hit by Desislav Halembakov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grisha Zyumbyulev got free with Lucas McKinnon in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grisha Zyumbyulev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Lucas McKinnon made a huge save. Lucas McKinnon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rostislav Mazakov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Lucas McKinnon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grisha Zyumbyulev in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Cascade Park West's Adalberto Salter got a free kick in the 19th minute. Lyubcho Ruychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquis Albright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Lucas McKinnon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grisha Zyumbyulev. Marquis Albright hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. VN Keleler's Grisha Zyumbyulev got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Cascade Park West's goal looked a bit too open when Rostislav Mazakov came free, but Lucas McKinnon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute Angel Vardarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas McKinnon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas McKinnon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Vardarov in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when Cascade Park West was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachariah McIntosh didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 49 minutes, Grozdan Chapkúnov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VN Keleler's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grozdan Chapkúnov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 Angel Vardarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucas McKinnon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grisha Zyumbyulev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas McKinnon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grisha Zyumbyulev in the 61st minute of the match. Lucas McKinnon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grisha Zyumbyulev, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Werner Patton was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. Cascade Park West's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 67 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Werner Patton came free, but Lyubcho Ruychev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when Cascade Park West was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiley Redd didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Werner Patton hit a great ball. Cascade Park West's Lucas McKinnon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Vardarov in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Angel Vardarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas McKinnon. Cascade Park West's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Vardarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Angel Vardarov scored 4-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucas McKinnon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 90 minutes into the match, Grisha Zyumbyulev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas McKinnon. Cascade Park West's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grisha Zyumbyulev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Lucas McKinnon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angel Vardarov went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Zachariah McIntosh kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. After 99 played minutes, VN Keleler's Grozdan Chapkúnov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucas McKinnon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in VN Keleler reached it. VN Keleler's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.