U23 World League

ARENA NFT
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Facundo Nazario took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute Facundo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bebeto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sándor Markovits fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bebeto Cardoso having to interfere. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Krasen Kalenov in the 17th minute. Facundo Nazario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bebeto Cardoso having to interfere. Ronaldinho Xavier made in the 22nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Romeu Sanches. Facundo Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Sven Brask made a precise shot to the right of Bebeto Cardoso. Haridades F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 34th minute Sándor Markovits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bebeto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bebeto Cardoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Facundo Nazario's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Haridades F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Brask came free, but Bebeto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Sven Brask. Bebeto Cardoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Facundo Nazario's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After the first half Lokomotiv Plovdiv were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giovanni Corrêa made a kick off. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Lin Feng Xi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ronaldinho Xavier, made in the 51st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Haridades F.C's zone, Facundo Nazario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bebeto Cardoso came out of the goal and Facundo Nazario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Slavey Lesov was substituted for Sven Brask. A hard shot 66 in the game by Facundo Nazario from a close distance when the talented Bebeto Cardoso managed to make a qualified save. Haridades F.C's players were relieved. Facundo Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Mito Aydarov replaced Leonard Arghirescu. Bebeto Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Facundo Nazario sent off a good shot on target. Bebeto Cardoso stood somewhat misplaced when Facundo Nazario came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 82 minute. Bebeto Cardoso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-6 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Sándor Markovits managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sándor Markovits was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Ronaldinho Xavier with Romeu Sanches as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Haridades F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were clearly better and deserved to take the win.