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National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Apostolis Minou made the kick off which started today's match. Andreas Samaris hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Vitko Seymenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haralampi Nedoklanov kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Minou in the 8th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Boycho Kamenarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apostolis Minous short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Boycho Kamenarski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Boycho Kamenarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paraskevas Apostolidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boycho Kamenarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolis Minou, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 16 played minutes U21 Greece got a freekick which was hit by Louis Samoladas. Nestoras Sifakis hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Leonidas Aggellakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitko Seymenov in the 21st minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Boycho Kamenarski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apostolis Minou. Boycho Kamenarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Vyntras, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Apostolis Minou in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Boycho Kamenarski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Paraskevas Apostolidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 40 minutes, Apostolis Minou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Greece's supporters crossed their fingers, but Apostolis Minou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Apostolis Minou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Boycho Kamenarski made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitko Seymenov to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Giannis Vyntras's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boycho Kamenarski was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. U21 Greece's Leonidas Aggellakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Greece from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute Giannis Vyntras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boycho Kamenarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Christophe von Buol-Schaudenstein hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Apostolidis in the 69th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Boycho Kamenarski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Apostolis Minou in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Boycho Kamenarski saved U21 Bulgaria from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Apostolis Minou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boycho Kamenarski was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Andreas Samaris's late challenge caught a U21 Bulgaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andreas Samaris helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Greece's Andreas Samaris got a free kick in the 73rd minute. U21 Greece's Ronald Koeman was substituted for Louis Samoladas. U21 Greece made a substitution. Andreas Semos replaced Apostolis Minou. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Samaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Andreas Semos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Bulgaria's Boycho Kamenarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Bulgaria's Boycho Kamenarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paraskevas Apostolidis in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute Gruyo Arbov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonidas Aggellakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanasis Katopodis charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thanasis Katopodis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanasis Katopodis to maneuver through the defense. U21 Bulgaria's Boycho Kamenarski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Semos in the 93rd minute of play. U21 Greece's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.