U23 League

Koigola
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Sven Brask made the kick off and thus started the match. Ruslan Gavrilenkov came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Stanyo Gandov. But to his dismay, Stanyo Gandov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slavey Lesov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Andrey Sokolenko's late challenge caught a Lokomotiv Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrey Sokolenko helped the player get up and apologised. Andrey Sokolenko hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Stanyo Gandov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Arghirescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slavey Lesov, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the last second Krasimir Mishovski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Oleg Rodimov in the 24thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krasimir Mishovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Lokomotiv Plovdiv from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boris Bogdanov. Boris Bogdanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Krasimir Mishovski made a huge save. In the 33rd minute Milosz Bartocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Milosz Bartocha. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Arghirescu in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Stepan Holodovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krasimir Mishovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven Brask sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Stanyo Gandov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oleg Rodimov to make the kick off. Krasimir Mishovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Rodimov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leonid Kurashov hit a great ball. Ruslan Gavrilenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milosz Bartocha in the 57th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yulian Seferinov. 63 minutes into the match, STORM's goal looked a bit too open when Stanyo Gandov came free, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario was substituted for Sven Brask. Milosz Bartocha hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Krasimir Mishovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Babiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 69 minutes, Maksim Khomukha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STORM and the Lokomotiv Plovdiv players grew even worse after the yellow card. Maksim Khomukha kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. The long shot by Krasen Kalenov in the 70th minute really tested Ruslan Gavrilenkov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some careless play in the Lokomotiv Plovdiv defense, Mikhail Babiy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krasimir Mishovski. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krasimir Mishovski should have stopped the shot. Facundo Nazario might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruslan Gavrilenkov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Facundo Nazario ran back to his position shaking his head. STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save STORM from getting a goal against them. STORM's Ruslan Gavrilenkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milosz Bartocha in the 81st minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Leonid Kurashov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lokomotiv Plovdiv the free kick. Leonid Kurashov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Ruslan Gavrilenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanyo Gandov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Seferinov in the 90th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Ruslan Gavrilenkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Facundo Nazario tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ruslan Gavrilenkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lin Feng Xi's late challenge caught a STORM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lin Feng Xi helped the player get up and apologised. Facundo Nazario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruslan Gavrilenkov having to interfere. When Stanyo Gandov fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lokomotiv Plovdiv's protests and gave Stanyo Gandov a yellow card for diving instead. Stanyo Gandov kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.