U23 World League

MANDALARENA
Spectators: 7788 (Terracing: 5842, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pascal Balboa made the kick off which started today's match. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Josepe Puyol got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rogelio Rajoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Di Fabrizio, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Mircho Ikonomov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Old Dogs United's Borimir Karadzhov got control of the ball when Josepe Puyol tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th match minute, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Sobrado to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute of the match Antonio Di Fabrizio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rogelio Rajoi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 26 minutes ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Di Fabrizio who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Antonio Di Fabrizio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi did a great save. The audience was convinced that Antonio Di Fabrizio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rogelio Rajoi was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 31st minute Atanas Vitanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Rajoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, FC Old Dogs United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momchil Denkin to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Di Fabrizio in the 36th minute of play forced ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Rogelio Rajoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edoardo Giacomini kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Celedonio Duarte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Borimir Karadzhov made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute, Celedonio Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Yane Donkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rogelio Rajoi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Di Fabrizio in the 59th minute. Sabino Alabern hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Gabriel Nanev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Sabino Alabern got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes in the game Lucas Cienfuegos did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Josepe Puyol. After 67 minutes, Atanas Vitanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Old Dogs United and the ALPUJARRAS LIBRE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Old Dogs United's Atanas Vitanov got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th match minute, FC Old Dogs United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atanas Vitanov to maneuver through the defense. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's Rogelio Rajoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save ALPUJARRAS LIBRE from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the game, Antonio Di Fabrizio lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Rogelio Rajoi. In the 80th minute, Zaquiel Colsa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Di Fabrizio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rogelio Rajoi having to make a save. Pascal Balboa kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Rogelio Rajoi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Antonio Di Fabrizio took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Rogelio Rajoi to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Old Dogs United had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.