U23 World League

Arena Tabajara
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Evrosi Popsavov made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Dinei Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. Marquinhos Senior hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Yancho Batalov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juan Arantes. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Zinédine Zidan fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United F.C.'s protests and gave Zinédine Zidan a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuncho Tolchev in the 12th minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Juan Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serdar Öğeturk in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Renato Ferreira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Evrosi Popsavov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute Serdar Öğeturk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zinédine Zidan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Senior in the 29th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Evrosi Popsavov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 played minutes Tabajara Londrina LBFC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Damião. In the 33rd minute, Cristiano Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s Yancho Batalov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Arantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Marcelo Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38thth minute of the game Kuncho Tolchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Juan Arantes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Kuncho Tolchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Arantes was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kuncho Tolchev to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos Senior came free, but Evrosi Popsavov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinei Fernandez in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evrosi Popsavov saved Manchester United F.C. from getting behind. Dinei Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Manchester United F.C.'s Minko Gurbalov was substituted for Huben Madolev. In the 62nd minute, Zinédine Zidan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuncho Tolchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Arantes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Senior in the 66th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Evrosi Popsavov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evrosi Popsavov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinei Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Fernandez in the 68th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Evrosi Popsavov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s Kuncho Tolchev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Arantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juan Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuncho Tolchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kuncho Tolchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Arantes was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuncho Tolchev in the 85th minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Juan Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Manchester United F.C. were awarded a corner. Yancho Batalov went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Milosz Madajczyk got a free kick in the 89th minute. If Kuncho Tolchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Manchester United F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Manchester United F.C.'s Kuncho Tolchev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.