U18 World League

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yuli Blagiev took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Evtim Papazov sped through MAGNIFICOS.FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nilton Berger. Nilton Berger was a little too slow when Evtim Papazov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 2-0. Nilton Berger came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Tigers of Bistritsa's Tzvetomir Bostandzhiev. But to his dismay, Tzvetomir Bostandzhiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. 16 minutes into the match, Tigers of Bistritsa's goal looked a bit too open when John Mendes came free, but Prodan Elenski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilton Berger made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Yuli Blagiev sent off a good shot on target. Nilton Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boycho Sadovski in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivélton Domingues to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the game, Yuli Blagiev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nilton Berger. Yuli Blagiev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0.

MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuli Blagiev in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nikolay Hambarski during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 64 played minutes Tigers of Bistritsa got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Hambarski. Evtim Papazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Nilton Berger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 76 minutes, Boycho Sadovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigers of Bistritsa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boycho Sadovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Yuli Blagiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilton Berger. MAGNIFICOS.FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuli Blagiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evtim Papazov in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nilton Berger saved MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting behind. In the 83rd minute Yuli Blagiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilton Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Tigers of Bistritsa's Yuli Blagiev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilton Berger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Nilton Berger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuli Blagiev's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 94thth minute of the game Evtim Papazov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MAGNIFICOS.FC's Nilton Berger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Tigers of Bistritsa were the better team. Tigers of Bistritsa's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.