U18 World League

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Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tzvetoslav Levchev started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Vangel Anachkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genko Hristoforov kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Levent Trasiev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzalo Higuaín in the 13th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Gonzalo Higuaín managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Higuaín was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Martin Kashchiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mladen Mangúrov having to interfere. Manchester United F.C.'s Mladen Mangúrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yoan Golomehov in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Martin Kashchiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mladen Mangúrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Genko Hristoforov made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Zinédine Zidan. Martin Kashchiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mladen Mangúrov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yoan Golomehov. Iskren Nikolchov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Mladen Mangúrov made a huge save. Levent Trasiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzvetoslav Levchev in the 74th minute of the match. Mladen Mangúrov made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Iskren Nikolchov sent off a good shot on target. Manchester United F.C.'s Mladen Mangúrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genko Hristoforov in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Manchester United F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zinédine Zidan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Minko Gurbalov got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Manchester United F.C. getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Dani Carvajal hit a great ball. Evtim Vúlchinov, 94 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 95th minute, Zinédine Zidan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mladen Mangúrov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Polomski, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Manchester United F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.