U21 World League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Valeriy Vishnevskiy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 0-1 became the score in the 3rd minute when Valeriy Vishnevskiy elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Valeri Tzokev charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valeri Tzokev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Valeri Tzokev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniil Biryukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stavri Minovski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeri Tzokev in the 27th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Doğa Hazret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valeriy Vishnevskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Veniamin Nilov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stavri Minovski. VN BAKITO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veniamin Nilov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Krastyo Raynovski hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Aleksandr Chernogrivov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski didn't even have to move. Veniamin Nilov struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Stavri Minovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STORM. STORM made a substitution. Danila Kudryashov replaced Veniamin Nilov. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Doğa Hazret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Padarev, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Doğa Hazret made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boycho Zotov in the 54th minute of play. Antonio Spasunov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. STORM made a substitution. Albert Gatsiskiy replaced Evgeniy Kiyko. Stavri Minovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danila Kudryashov in the 59th minute. Danila Kudryashov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stavri Minovski firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniil Biryukov in the 64th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. STORM's Doğa Hazret played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vangel Gevrenov in the 65th minute of play. Valeriy Vishnevskiy's late challenge caught a VN BAKITO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriy Vishnevskiy helped the player get up and apologised. Borimir Dragiev charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Borimir Dragiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Mikhail Kuklis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stavri Minovski made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Daniil Biryukov sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of VN BAKITO booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Gatsiskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stavri Minovski had great luck who in the 86thth minute grab hold of the ball when Mikhail Kuklis from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Stavri Minovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniil Biryukov in the 88th minute. In the 89th play minute Danila Kudryashov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Stavri Minovski. 0-4. 93 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Boycho Zotov came free, but Doğa Hazret reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.