U21 League

Inferno Colorado
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yordan Kúrpachev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikola Drinov made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Francis Aberle sent off a good shot on target. Kaloyan Birazov kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Francis Aberles short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Nikola Drinov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Loris Hellmüller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naum Mentov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Francis Aberle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Fire Devils defense, Yordan Kúrpachev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Loris Hellmüller. The Fire Devils fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Loris Hellmüller should have stopped the shot. Doncho Tzvetkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loris Hellmüller having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Laziali's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Denis Lambrozzi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 28 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Tencho Mihalev. Alxavier Brütsch hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. When Rostislav Filchovski fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Rostislav Filchovski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostislav Filchovski to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Franco Verdon 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francis Aberle to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Franco Verdon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nikola Drinov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fire Devils's Loris Hellmüller proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Fire Devils from getting a goal against them. After having played for 58 minutes, Naum Mentov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laziali's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naum Mentov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yordan Kúrpachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Denis Lambrozzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loris Hellmüller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yordan Kúrpachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute, Doncho Tzvetkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rostislav Filchovski was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 65th minute, one of Laziali:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Laziali. Nikola Drinov went to the wrong direction when Franco Verdon was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 69th minute, Radomir Groshkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's Franco Verdon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nikola Drinov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stanoy Tashevski hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the game, Denis Lambrozzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fire Devils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Laziali the free kick. Denis Lambrozzi hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Yordan Kúrpachev scored 1-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Loris Hellmüller, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Yordan Kúrpachev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laziali's supporters rose to their feet, but Yordan Kúrpachev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Loris Hellmüller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Laziali walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.