U23 World League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Kristian Brodin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Christoffersson came free, but Zlatan Dzhubeliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Christoffersson in the 5th minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Zlatan Dzhubeliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Degerfors IF were awarded a corner. Leonard Christoffersson went to the cornerflag to take it. 17 minutes into the match, Kristian Brodin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zlatan Dzhubeliev. Бенковски Тетевен's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kristian Brodin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Kristian Brodin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Karaatanasov's late challenge caught a Degerfors IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikolay Karaatanasov helped the player get up and apologised. Nikolay Karaatanasov hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Tzeno Madzharski charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tzeno Madzharski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Per Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kristian Brodin in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zlatan Dzhubeliev saved Бенковски Тетевен from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristian Brodin in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zlatan Dzhubeliev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sebastian Sandberg was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tzeno Madzharski. Zlatan Dzhubeliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristian Brodin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristian Brodin in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zlatan Dzhubeliev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tzeno Madzharski got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Niki Nastev. Paun Gaydarski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Degerfors IF's zone, Rostislav Donovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Sandberg came out of the goal and Rostislav Donovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Бенковски Тетевен's Zlatan Dzhubeliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Brodin in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Rostislav Donovski made the kick off in the second half. Per Åberg kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Mircho Bochev got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Бенковски Тетевен's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Kristian Brodin scored to the left of an out of position Zlatan Dzhubeliev, making the score, 0-3. Ginyo Bogatev charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ginyo Bogatev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Ginyo Bogatev. The long shot by Guto Gomes in the 67th minute really tested Zlatan Dzhubeliev's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Zlatan Dzhubeliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristian Brodin in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Rostislav Donovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Бенковски Тетевен fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Brodin in the 77th minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Zlatan Dzhubeliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Degerfors IF's attentive Henrik Nordlund managed to snatch the ball when Mircho Bochev made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristian Brodin got free with Zlatan Dzhubeliev in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zlatan Dzhubeliev made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Kristian Brodin sent off a good shot on target. Бенковски Тетевен:s Zlatan Dzhubeliev showed great skill when he stopped Van 郑志:s penalty. In the 92nd minute, Van 郑志 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Degerfors IF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 95th minute Kristian Brodin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zlatan Dzhubeliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Degerfors IF walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.