U23 World League

The wings of success
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) In the 2nd minute, Jeremias Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgi Benishev in the 8th minute of play forced Turbo Kame Corp's goalkeeper Donzel Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Turbo Kame Corp's goal looked a bit too open when Vasko Mirkov came free, but Donzel Portillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SPARROWS were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Turbo Kame Corp's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexey Torbov took the corner. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Svetlozar Florov hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Giro Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Biser Danailov. SPARROWS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giro Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Turbo Kame Corp's Giro Vidal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Biser Danailov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 25 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Nacho Zegov. In the 42nd minute Jeremias Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biser Danailov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vasko Mirkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Yanislav Plachkov made the kick off in the second half. Sergey Karastoyanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donzel Portillo having to interfere. Biser Danailov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jeremias Barral's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanislav Plachkov in the 67th minute of play forced Turbo Kame Corp's goalkeeper Donzel Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Cilio Quevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Yanaki Dimanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Biser Danailov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Turbo Kame Corp's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giro Vidal in the 73rd minute. Turbo Kame Corp's Giro Vidal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Biser Danailov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of SPARROWS booed when Turbo Kame Corp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giro Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Giro Vidal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanislav Plachkov in the 82nd minute of play forced Turbo Kame Corp's goalkeeper Donzel Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liberto Cienfuegos'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. Liberto Cienfuegos helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Turbo Kame Corp's Liberto Cienfuegos got a free kick in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Prometeo Morcego was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Turbo Kame Corp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SPARROWS the free kick. After 95 played minutes Turbo Kame Corp got a freekick which was hit by Ferrer Garzon. In the 96th minute, Giro Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Turbo Kame Corp walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.