U23 World League

CSKA
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavel Paunchev kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miho Strinski got free with Vilhelm Samuelsson in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, Pavel Paunchev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vilhelm Samuelsson, 1-0. With a little luck, Djura IFK's Vilhelm Samuelsson got control of the ball when Pavel Paunchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Vilhelm Samuelsson managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when CSKA Vladimirtsi's Pavel Paunchev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vilhelm Samuelsson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Milan Gradinarov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. Vilhelm Samuelsson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miho Strinski went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Vilhelm Samuelsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lazar Avrionov in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Djura IFK's goal looked a bit too open when Milan Gradinarov came free, but Vilhelm Samuelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Djura IFK's Vilhelm Samuelsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Djura IFK from getting a goal against them. Djura IFK's Isak Abrahamsson got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frans Fagrell kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isak Abrahamsson in the 41st minute of play forced CSKA Vladimirtsi's goalkeeper Iskren Pchelarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vilhelm Samuelsson made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Pavel Paunchev sent off a good shot on target.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isak Abrahamsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 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 Isak Abrahamsson. Vilhelm Samuelsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Paunchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Vilhelm Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miho Strinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 66 minutes, Bozhko Kostakiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Vladimirtsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bozhko Kostakiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Milan Gradinarov came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the CSKA Vladimirtsi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Milan Gradinarov couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Pavel Paunchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CSKA Vladimirtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. When Zanko Novkirishki fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Vladimirtsi's protests and gave Zanko Novkirishki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, CSKA Vladimirtsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zanko Novkirishki to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Malcolm Sundberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Djura IFK's supporters rose to their feet, but Malcolm Sundberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iskren Pchelarov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Djura IFK's Malcolm Sundberg in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Vladimirtsi's goalie prevented a goal. Milan Gradinarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Vilhelm Samuelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.