U23 World League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 8021 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramiro James started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milyo Achov in the 3rd minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 3 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Milyo Achov came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Temida Sf's Lyubomir Vladikov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Kenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Kenov in the 10th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20th play minutes Ren Xi Chen shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Andon Túrpomanov and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 28th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Andon Túrpomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andon Túrpomanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Andon Túrpomanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Goran Istatkov made in the 41st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pavel Kenov immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Ionel Zărnescu got a free kick in the 45th minute. Pavel Kenov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sergio Romero firmly grabbed it by the left post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lyubomir Vladikov made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's Milyo Achov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Temida Sf booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoni Augustyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Antoni Augustyn got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vesko Balashev in the 60th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vesko Balashev charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vesko Balashev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vesko Balashev kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Temida Sf's Iskren Drazhev was substituted for Pavel Kenov. April 25 SC's Michel Platini was substituted for Antoni Augustyn. Temida Sf's Dinko Ormandzhiev was substituted for Lyubomir Vladikov. Vesko Balashev kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. If Ramiro James had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 71st minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Andon Túrpomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74thth minute of the game Iskren Drazhev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but April 25 SC's Sergio Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 77 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Marques. In the 80th minute Dinko Ormandzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andon Túrpomanov had great luck who in the 81stth minute grab hold of the ball when Ren Xi Chen from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Iskren Drazhev took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 88th minute, Mieszko Trac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tzoko Ilarionov hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Ren Xi Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot. April 25 SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ren Xi Chen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andon Túrpomanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. April 25 SC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.