U23 World League

CenturyLink Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Nayden Statkov got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ivan Kulekov. After having played for 8 minutes, Rusi Kerenski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rusi Kerenski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute of the match, Stefan Hultman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zacarias Seixas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save ПФК Миньор Раднево from getting a goal against them. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by ПФК Миньор Раднево's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yao Ying Chen was slow to take the kick. During this time Tough and Tasty FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Yao Ying Chen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sonny Sigman got free with Zacarias Seixas in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sonny Sigman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sonny Sigman. With a little luck, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas got control of the ball when Sonny Sigman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Rusi Kerenski notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tough and Tasty FC's Magnus Hägglund. Magnus Hägglund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Sonny Sigman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 37 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Sonny Sigman came free, but Zacarias Seixas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Hultman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zacarias Seixas came out and tried to block the shot, but Stefan Hultman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 43rd minute.

Sonny Sigman might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Seixas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sonny Sigman ran back to his position shaking his head. Magnus Hägglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Kulekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sonny Sigman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 67 minutes, Sonny Sigman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tough and Tasty FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sonny Sigman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Sonny Sigman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sonny Sigman struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Zacarias Seixas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tough and Tasty FC. Zacarias Seixas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zacarias Seixas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sonny Sigman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Sonny Sigman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Seixas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tough and Tasty FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ПФК Миньор Раднево for a fine match.