U23 World League

So What
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Åke Rosendahl started the match with the kick off. Kind of Blue's Stormur Muren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetlozar Florov in the 3rd minute of play. After 8 played minutes Kind of Blue got a freekick which was hit by Jens Nordmark. 12 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Åke Rosendahl came free, but Genko Dankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kind of Blue's Samuel Asplund got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SPARROWS's Genko Dankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Asplund in the 18th minute of play. Petter Abrahamsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Genko Dankin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jens Nordmark hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, Denislav Dushkin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SPARROWS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kind of Blue the free kick. Denislav Dushkin hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SPARROWS's Yanaki Dimanov got a free kick in the 28th minute. Samuel Asplund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samuel Asplund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Kind of Blue's Lennart Pihlberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Genko Dankin. Genko Dankin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 38th minute Georgi Benishev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stormur Muren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Georgi Benishev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Karushev during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Mario Karushev. Åke Rosendahl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Genko Dankin made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Georgi Benishev to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasko Mirkov got free with Stormur Muren in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Georgi Benishev's late challenge caught a Kind of Blue's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Georgi Benishev helped the player get up and apologised. Georgi Benishev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, Åke Rosendahl notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of SPARROWS's Genko Dankin. Genko Dankin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th minute Åke Rosendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genko Dankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kind of Blue's Samuel Asplund got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute Åke Rosendahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genko Dankin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Kind of Blue booed when SPARROWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nacho Zegov didn't get a good kick on the ball. SPARROWS's Genko Dankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Asplund in the 86th minute of play. Sergey Karastoyanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Stormur Muren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 played minutes SPARROWS got a freekick which was hit by Yanislav Plachkov.