U23 League

Jayden Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xavier Goossens took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SK Gullegem's zone, Dimitar Famparski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urmas Känsäkangas came out of the goal and Dimitar Famparski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 10 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Famparski came free, but Urmas Känsäkangas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 played minutes SK Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Jacky Jamieson. Dimitar Famparski struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Urmas Känsäkangas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Temida Sf. In the 28th minute Dimitar Famparski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urmas Känsäkangas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match SK Gullegem got a corner. Temida Sf's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Louis Jamieson ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov got control of the ball when Xavier Goossens tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Andon Túrpomanov managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when SK Gullegem's Xavier Goossens fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bram Jamieson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Andon Túrpomanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Atarratze in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dimitar Famparski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Urmas Känsäkangas was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dimitar Famparski made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Xavier Goossens notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov. Andon Túrpomanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Mathias-Alexander Jamieson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andon Túrpomanov was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Atarratze in the 60th minute of play. Andon Túrpomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias-Alexander Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Faiz Dhanabalan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Temida Sf getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Faiz Dhanabalan hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Goossens came free, but Andon Túrpomanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Temida Sf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brunko Shkodrev to maneuver through the defense. Andon Túrpomanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias-Alexander Jamieson, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Temida Sf booed when SK Gullegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Jamieson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Iskren Drazhev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urmas Känsäkangas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Benedicto Atarratze cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Andon Túrpomanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 85 minutes into the match, Temida Sf's Traycho Stamboldzhiev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Urmas Känsäkangas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 87 minutes of play, SK Gullegem's Xavier Goossens made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andon Túrpomanov was left in no man's land by his defense there!