U23 World League

Anfield Okrzei
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Martin Tzikalov kicked off to start the match. Vangel Vúlkovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Szymon Major having to interfere. Szymon Major came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's Stamen Vrazhilov. But to his dismay, Stamen Vrazhilov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 10th minute Martin Tzikalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Szymon Major saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Martin Tzikalov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Szymon Major was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Szymon Major stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stamen Vrazhilov's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Szymon Major showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Vrazhilov in the 35th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Radomil Czeszyk in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vanko Slivkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the liverpool team defense, Martin Tzikalov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Szymon Major. The liverpool team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Szymon Major should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute of the match, Radomil Czeszyk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vanko Slivkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radomil Czeszyk to make the kick off. Stamen Vrazhilov hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Vanko Slivkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szymon Lanczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. When Damian Nowacki fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored liverpool team's protests and gave Damian Nowacki a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681 booed when liverpool team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Kaczor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Szymon Major showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Vrazhilov in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Edgar Kaczor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vanko Slivkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681 booed when liverpool team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachary Siekierka didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Damian Nowacki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Szymon Major showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamen Vrazhilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, liverpool team's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Tzikalov came free, but Szymon Major reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Szymon Major showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamen Vrazhilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Edgar Kaczor was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. Edgar Kaczor kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Yanaki Mishtalov, 97 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.