U18 World League

Grotenburg-Stadion
Spectators: 7601 (Terracing: 5702, Seating: 1748, VIP seats: 151) Pavel Paunchev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Iskren Pchelarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ellis Jakob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Paunchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 12 minutes into the game, CSKA Vladimirtsi's Pavel Paunchev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Holger Kaumanns made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice moves Joseph Hussen could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Iskren Pchelarov however easily saved by the left post. 24 minutes into the game, Lazar Avrionov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Holger Kaumanns was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Holger Kaumanns made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Paunchev in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karsten Illgner got free with Iskren Pchelarov in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Subin Karanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iskren Pchelarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joseph Hussen in the 40th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Miho Strinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holger Kaumanns having to interfere. Holger Kaumanns made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bozhko Kostakiev in the 61st minute. In the 69th minute, CSKA Vladimirtsi's Pavel Paunchev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Bozhko Kostakiev's late challenge caught a KFC Uerdingen 05's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bozhko Kostakiev helped the player get up and apologised. Bozhko Kostakiev hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the CSKA Vladimirtsi defense, Ellis Jakob kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iskren Pchelarov. The CSKA Vladimirtsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iskren Pchelarov should have stopped the shot. CSKA Vladimirtsi's Lazar Avrionov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joseph Hussen during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, KFC Uerdingen 05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseph Hussen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Paunchev in the 96th minute of play forced KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper Holger Kaumanns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.