U18 World League

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Marian Topolski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Prodan Elenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tigers of Bistritsa's Tzocho Terziyanov got a free kick in the 10th minute. Evtim Papazov scored 1-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kacper Czajkowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute, Boycho Sadovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edmund Limanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marian Topolski scored 1-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Prodan Elenski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Evtim Papazov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Kacper Czajkowski made a huge save. Tigers of Bistritsa's Prodan Elenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmund Limanowski in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Tigers of Bistritsa getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Boycho Sadovski hit a great ball. Edmund Limanowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Prodan Elenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Niebiański&Team's goalkeeper Kacper Czajkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tzvetomir Bostandzhiev. Penko Trenchev hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Prodan Elenski came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Niebiański&Team's Tadeusz Bielejewski. But to his dismay, Tadeusz Bielejewski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Prodan Elenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Limanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A collision led to Tigers of Bistritsa getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Boycho Sadovski hit a great ball. Prodan Elenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Limanowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yuli Blagiev was the one to do the kick off. Tigers of Bistritsa's Prodan Elenski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Tigers of Bistritsa from getting a goal against them. Cyryl Siekierka hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 60 played minutes Niebiański&Team got a freekick which was hit by Cyryl Siekierka. Penko Trenchev charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Penko Trenchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th minute, Penko Trenchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Boycho Sadovski fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tigers of Bistritsa's protests and gave Boycho Sadovski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, Niebiański&Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Limanowski to maneuver through the defense. Prodan Elenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Topolski in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Edmund Limanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Niebiański&Team got a freekick which was hit by Tadeusz Bielejewski. Subin Panicherski struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Kacper Czajkowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tigers of Bistritsa. Eugeniusz Wojtyna's late challenge caught a Tigers of Bistritsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eugeniusz Wojtyna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Marian Topolski 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. After 91 minutes of play, Tigers of Bistritsa's Yuli Blagiev made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kacper Czajkowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Niebiański&Team walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.