Friendly League

Estadio Progreso
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuil Kusitasev started the match with the kick off. Club Deportivo Progreso's Vergil Karakolev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ümit Akersoy in the 4th minute of play. Vergil Karakolev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hulusi Berkman in the 5th minute of the match. Tahsin Orguntay was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Emanuil Kusitasev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emanuil Kusitasev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Vergil Karakolev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulusi Berkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ümit Akersoy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vergil Karakolev having to make a save. Vergil Karakolev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kadri Coşan's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Svetlozar Radomirski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Tahsin Orguntay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Progreso's goal looked a bit too open when Kadri Coşan came free, but Vergil Karakolev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Progreso's goal looked a bit too open when Kadri Coşan came free, but Vergil Karakolev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes of play, Under 18 Universe's Hulusi Berkman made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vergil Karakolev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vergil Karakolev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kadri Coşan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Vergil Karakolev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ümit Akersoy went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The wind increased when Kadri Coşan made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Vergil Karakolev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kadri Coşan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vergil Karakolev having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Kadri Coşan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Under 18 Universe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. 64 minutes into the game, Ümit Akersoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Under 18 Universe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo Progreso the free kick. Ümit Akersoy kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Under 18 Universe's Asrın Peyami got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute, Hulusi Berkman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vergil Karakolev was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-8. 75 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Progreso's goal looked a bit too open when Göktuğ Boysel came free, but Vergil Karakolev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vergil Karakolev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hulusi Berkman in the 77th minute. Under 18 Universe's Samim Kolçak was substituted for Göktuğ Boysel. Vergil Karakolev stood somewhat misplaced when Kadri Coşan came free in front of goal and shot 1-10 to the left of him in the 85 minute. Ümit Akersoy took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vergil Karakolev. Vergil Karakolev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-11. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donyo Irinchev in the 95th minute of play forced Under 18 Universe's goalkeeper Tahsin Orguntay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Under 18 Universe's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.