U21 World League

Solar Arena
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Angel Vardarov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Samuel Dante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mala FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VN Keleler the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Mala FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Dante to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute of the match Samuel Dante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lyubcho Ruychev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vladimir Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Vardarov in the 17th minute of play. Vladimir Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grisha Zyumbyulev in the 18th minute of the match. Vladimir Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angel Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilson Tavares hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Vladimir Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Vardarov in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mala FC's Inácio Sampaio got a free kick in the 29th minute. Grozdan Chapkúnov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vladimir Neves. Mala FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mala FC's Vladimir Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grisha Zyumbyulev in the 32nd minute of play. Vladimir Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Vardarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After some careless play in the Mala FC defense, Grisha Zyumbyulev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vladimir Neves. The Mala FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vladimir Neves should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Washington Berger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to VN Keleler getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Andrey Yachkov hit a great ball. Vladimir Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Vardarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Mala FC's Inácio Sampaio got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Grozdan Chapkúnov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Neves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in VN Keleler's zone, Washington Berger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lyubcho Ruychev came out of the goal and Washington Berger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lyubcho Ruychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Washington Berger in the 68th minute of play. With a little luck, Mala FC's Vladimir Neves got control of the ball when Rostislav Mazakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Washington Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Christiano de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maurinho Jacinto during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mala FC's Maurinho Jacinto got a free kick in the 81st minute. Vladimir Neves acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 82nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Grozdan Chapkúnov. A collision led to VN Keleler getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alexey Vekilski hit a great ball. The Mala FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. VN Keleler were clearly better and deserved to take the win.