U23 World League

Valadas
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kuzman Ostrev took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Honorato Lameiras notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ФК Фанагория's Velichko Mitrakiev. Velichko Mitrakiev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In a very dangerous position, a player in ФК Фанагория fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Velichko Mitrakiev had in the 12thth minute some difficulties stopping Jorge Vilalobos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Fernanco Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuzman Ostrev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Valadas's Wilson Castelo Branco got a free kick in the 16th minute. The supporters of ФК Фанагория booed when Valadas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zekeriya Ülgener didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Wilson Castelo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velichko Mitrakiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Honorato Lameiras could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which Velichko Mitrakiev however easily saved by the left post. Fernanco Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuzman Ostrev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Valadas's goal looked a bit too open when Kuzman Ostrev came free, but Fernanco Muslera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zekeriya Ülgener scored 2-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Velichko Mitrakiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Honorato Lameiras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Velichko Mitrakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Honorato Lameiras hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Fernanco Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slavey Barakov in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zekeriya Ülgener stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Milko Laskov fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Фанагория's protests and gave Milko Laskov a yellow card for diving instead. 54 minutes into the game, one of ФК Фанагория:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Valadas a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jorge Vilalobos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ФК Фанагория's Velichko Mitrakiev. 3-0. 58 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goal looked a bit too open when Honorato Lameiras came free, but Velichko Mitrakiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuzman Ostrev got free with Fernanco Muslera in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 63 minutes, Honorato Lameiras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valadas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honorato Lameiras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Zekeriya Ülgener had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Velichko Mitrakiev. ФК Фанагория's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zekeriya Ülgener was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Zekeriya Ülgener might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Velichko Mitrakiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zekeriya Ülgener ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute, Dimas Bravo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valadas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Velichko Mitrakiev came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Valadas's Zekeriya Ülgener. But to his dismay, Zekeriya Ülgener quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. 79 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goal looked a bit too open when Honorato Lameiras came free, but Velichko Mitrakiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Dimas Bravo notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of ФК Фанагория's Velichko Mitrakiev. Velichko Mitrakiev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kubrat Shopski hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Velichko Mitrakiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zekeriya Ülgener's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. When Zekeriya Ülgener came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Valadas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zekeriya Ülgener couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Zekeriya Ülgener managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valadas's supporters rose to their feet, but Zekeriya Ülgener was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Velichko Mitrakiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valadas's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.