U18 World League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 8409 (Terracing: 6307, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boncho Zhilev started the match with the kick off. Boncho Zhilev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Fernandez having to interfere. Mané Garrincha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dobrin Beremov having to make a save. After 16 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Nano Mitrashkov. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Zahari Kerekov got a free kick in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Isaltino Arce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dobrin Beremov. DARAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isaltino Arce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 24th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boncho Zhilev in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Augusto Fernandez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 31 minutes, Edson-Arantes Pelé mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the DARAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Edson-Arantes Pelé hit a great ball. After 36 minutes, Zahari Kerekov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the Villaverde Celeste Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zahari Kerekov kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the game, Teodoro da Cunha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villaverde Celeste Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DARAS the free kick. The supporters of DARAS booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Amílton Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobrin Beremov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Miguel Botelho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dobrin Beremov was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Botelho to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Amílton Antunes got a free kick in the 51st minute. Augusto Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nano Mitrashkov in the 53rd minute of play. Augusto Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boncho Zhilev in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Miguel Botelho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dobrin Beremov. Dobrin Beremov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Dobrin Beremov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miguel Botelho in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Nenchev in the 60th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Augusto Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Miguel Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobrin Beremov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Dobrin Beremov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Dobrin Beremov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Kostadin Mazhdrakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Nedyalko Berberov got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svetoslav Hrulev to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Edson-Arantes Pelé left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Dobrin Beremov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Botelho in the 83rd minute of play. Giuliano David's late challenge caught a DARAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giuliano David helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Guilherme Duarte got a free kick in the 85th minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Nano Mitrashkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DARAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nano Mitrashkov 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 88thth minute of the game Toni Nenchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villaverde Celeste Clube's Augusto Fernandez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Amílton Antunes hit a great ball. Augusto Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boncho Zhilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villaverde Celeste Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.