U18 World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Georgi Benishev started the match with the kick off. Genko Dankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Bezerra in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Wakanda fv FSCMZ's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yanislav Plachkov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Georgi Benishev in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mateus de Almeida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yanislav Plachkov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mateus de Almeida firmly grabbed it by the left post. Georgi Benishev in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mateus de Almeida, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After taking down the ball on SPARROWS's corner Alexey Torbov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mateus de Almeida quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of SPARROWS booed when Wakanda fv FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juninho Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Wakanda fv FSCMZ getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Juninho Breckenfeld hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the match, Wakanda fv FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Sergey Karastoyanov came free, but Mateus de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SPARROWS's Georgi Benishev was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 37th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Mateus de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Vasko Mirkov sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the game, Mario Karushev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SPARROWS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wakanda fv FSCMZ the free kick. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Mario Karushev hit a great ball. Osvaldo Alagoano's late challenge caught a SPARROWS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Alagoano helped the player get up and apologised. Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Mateus de Almeida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Wakanda fv FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fábio Bezerra made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Georgi Benishev made a precise shot to the right of Mateus de Almeida. Wakanda fv FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mateus de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denislav Dushkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Mateus de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Benishev in the 60th minute of play. Osvaldo Alagoano was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Wakanda fv FSCMZ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Mateus de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Benishev in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Bezerra came free, but Genko Dankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mateus de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanislav Plachkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Benishev in the 77th minute of the match. Mateus de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Georgi Benishev, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Sergey Karastoyanov notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Mateus de Almeida. Mateus de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute Vasko Mirkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgi Benishev in the 84th minute of play forced Wakanda fv FSCMZ's goalkeeper Mateus de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the SPARROWS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.