U18 World League

CSKA
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pavel Paunchev made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, CSKA Vladimirtsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zlatin Ibrishimov to maneuver through the defense. Boyan Niklin's late challenge caught a Tiki Taka FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boyan Niklin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, CSKA Vladimirtsi's Boyan Niklin got a free kick in the 10th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Tiki Taka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Krum Simeonov came free, but Carlos Lampe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiki Taka FC were furious when Joseba Abel was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 22 minutes, CSKA Vladimirtsi's Pavel Paunchev got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Carlos Lampe. Carlos Lampe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pavel Paunchev in the 25th minute. Tomas Abella struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Iskren Pchelarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiki Taka FC. Lazar Avrionov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Carlos Lampe firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 37th minute Tomas Abella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iskren Pchelarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Tiki Taka FC got a freekick which was hit by Ubelteso Abecia. Pavel Paunchev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Paunchev got free with Carlos Lampe in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomas Abella to strike the kick off in the second half. Iskren Pchelarov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Endira Abascal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 52 minute of play. Tomas Abella struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Iskren Pchelarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiki Taka FC. Iskren Pchelarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Etxahun Abeijon in the 59th minute of play. Tiki Taka FC's Carlos Lampe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krum Simeonov in the 65th minute of play. Endira Abascal charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Endira Abascal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tiki Taka FC's Endira Abascal got a free kick in the 65th minute. Tomas Abella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Iskren Pchelarov made a huge save. With a little luck, CSKA Vladimirtsi's Iskren Pchelarov got control of the ball when Tomas Abella tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tiki Taka FC's Kevin Galarza got a free kick in the 74th minute. Carlos Lampe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Paunchev in the 84th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, CSKA Vladimirtsi's goalkeeper Iskren Pchelarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Abella. 96 minutes into the match, Lazar Avrionov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Lampe. Tiki Taka FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lazar Avrionov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CSKA Vladimirtsi had won after a very even match.