National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bizen Eguia got the match started through his kick off. Dorio Laje showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuil Bibin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Stoyadin Shahov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bizen Eguia went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Stoyadin Shahov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bizen Eguia in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Velcho Tzintzov came free, but Dorio Laje reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Venezuela's goalkeeper Dorio Laje, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Zhivko Presolski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Venezuela's Dorio Laje did a great save. Asen Mihajlov's late challenge caught a U21 Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asen Mihajlov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Venezuela booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asen Mihajlov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bizen Eguia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stoyadin Shahov came out and tried to block the shot, but Bizen Eguia slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velcho Tzintzov in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Venezuela's goalkeeper Dorio Laje to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stoimen Neshov charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stoimen Neshov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stoimen Neshov kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Avina didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Venezuela's Cristian Avina got a free kick in the 39th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Bulgaria defense, Roger Bannister kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stoyadin Shahov. The U21 Bulgaria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stoyadin Shahov should have stopped the shot.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samuil Bibin made a kick off. In the 55th minute Zhivko Presolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorio Laje saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, U21 Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Avina to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Zhivko Presolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorio Laje saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Ximun Zaldos came free, but Stoyadin Shahov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuil Bibin in the 59th minute of play forced U21 Venezuela's goalkeeper Dorio Laje to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Samuil Bibin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorio Laje saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bizen Eguia fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Venezuela's protests and gave Bizen Eguia a yellow card for diving instead. Bizen Eguia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. U21 Bulgaria's Sava Dodov was substituted for Zhivko Presolski. U21 Venezuela's Xandro Zubillaga was substituted for Bizen Eguia. After 66 played minutes U21 Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Bizen Eguia. Dorio Laje showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sava Dodov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. U21 Venezuela's Dorio Laje proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Venezuela from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Bannister in the 78th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Stoyadin Shahov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goalkeeper Dorio Laje had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sava Dodov. Dorio Laje made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velcho Tzintzov in the 85th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Dragan Hristozov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 91 minutes, Sava Dodov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Bulgaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sava Dodov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Dragan Hristozov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
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