National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Stoyadin Shahov made a huge save. Tuur Gheysen made a great header on U21 Belgium's corner, it was just that U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 8th match minute, U21 Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bozhko Shtúrkelov to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stoyadin Shahov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 21st minute, Zhivko Presolski made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Van Dyck. U21 Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stoyadin Shahov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stoyadin Shahov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. The throw-in from Bozhko Shtúrkelov in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Belgium's Jerome Specht. 36 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Samuil Bibin came free, but Gabriel Van Dyck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt 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 41st minute, Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt made a precise shot to the right of Stoyadin Shahov. U21 Bulgaria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Gabriel Van Dyck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuil Bibin in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 58th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cederique Jamieson to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bozhko Shtúrkelov got free with Gabriel Van Dyck in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. David Beckham replaced Samuil Bibin. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Zhivko Presolski hit a great ball. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt came free, but Stoyadin Shahov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Dragan Hristozov hit a great ball. Cederique Jamieson hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match.