National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vencel Pápai kicked off to start the match. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vencel Pápai, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes in the game, Vencel Pápai dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Renátó Csorba who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Stoyadin Shahov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Renátó Csorba in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stoyadin Shahov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vencel Pápai in the 9th minute of play. U21 Hungary's Géza Vlaszák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velcho Tzintzov in the 14th minute of play. After 14 played minutes U21 Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Renátó Csorba. U21 Hungary's Géza Vlaszák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velislav Tzapov in the 19th minute of play. U21 Hungary's Géza Vlaszák played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuil Bibin in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Vencel Pápai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoyadin Shahov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Krisztián Albert reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stoyadin Shahov. The goal made the score 1-0. Velislav Tzapov's late challenge caught a U21 Hungary's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Velislav Tzapov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th minute of the match, Gergő Tisza got a very nice opportunity to score, but Stoyadin Shahov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Géza Vlaszák showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velcho Tzintzov in the 30th minute of the match. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krisztián Albert, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Stoyadin Shahov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renátó Csorba. Stoyadin Shahov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krisztián Albert in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Hungary's Krisztián Albert got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, U21 Bulgaria's Vanko Katzarski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vanko Katzarski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Bulgaria protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vanko Katzarski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 40th minute, one of U21 Bulgaria: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 U21 Bulgaria. U21 Bulgaria:s Stoyadin Shahov showed great skill when he stopped Vencel Pápai:s penalty. 42 minutes into the match, Vencel Pápai notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov. Stoyadin Shahov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Velcho Tzintzov was the one to do the kick off. Géza Vlaszák showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velcho Tzintzov, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Stoyadin Shahov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vencel Pápai in the 56th minute of the match. When Vencel Pápai, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 56 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Stoyadin Shahov was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Stoyadin Shahov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rómeó Végvári in the 64th minute of play. Norbert Földvári fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stoyadin Shahov having to interfere. After 76 minutes of play, U21 Hungary's Rómeó Végvári made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stoyadin Shahov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86th minute Károly Bodrogi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoyadin Shahov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Földvári, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 Bulgaria! U21 Bulgaria:s Stoyadin Shahov showed great skill when he stopped Vencel Pápai:s penalty. Gergő Tisza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Stoyadin Shahov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Hungary's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.