U18 League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joeri Das started the match with the kick off. Violet Altimirski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goal looked a bit too open when Floris Abbenbroek came free, but Delyan Bogdanliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pannekoeken booed when Pryaporets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhan Takuchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pannekoeken's Harold Breugel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pryaporets. After a rather tough play, Pannekoeken's Floris Abbenbroek got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pannekoeken's zone, Violet Altimirski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. René Batum came out of the goal and Violet Altimirski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, Pannekoeken's goalkeeper René Batum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhelyo Tzingilev. René Batum didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ancho Gurgov went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Pryaporets booed when Pannekoeken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martijn Winters didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zhelyo Tzingilev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, René Batum skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pannekoeken's René Batum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ancho Gurgov in the 26th minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Boyko Kutlev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pryaporets's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pannekoeken the free kick. Pryaporets's Delyan Bogdanliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joeri Das in the 38th minute of play. With his leg René Batum managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Pryaporets's Zhelyo Tzingilev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zhelyo Tzingilev made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Pannekoeken's goal looked a bit too open when Violet Altimirski came free, but René Batum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Violet Altimirski came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Pryaporets fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Violet Altimirski couldn't finish the play. Violet Altimirski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but René Batum read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Pryaporets's Valeri Durov was substituted for Boyan Politov. A nice corner shot did that Violet Altimirski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this René Batum quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Pryaporets's Violet Altimirski got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute, Ancho Gurgov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martien Crans hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Zhelyo Tzingilev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but René Batum read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Floris Abbenbroek charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Floris Abbenbroek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes Pannekoeken got a freekick which was hit by Floris Abbenbroek. Ancho Gurgov's late challenge caught a Pannekoeken's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ancho Gurgov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pryaporets getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ancho Gurgov hit a great ball. With a little luck, Pryaporets's Delyan Bogdanliyski got control of the ball when Martien Crans tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pannekoeken's René Batum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pancho Kodov in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Zhelyo Tzingilev made a precise shot to the right of René Batum. Pannekoeken's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Zhelyo Tzingilev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pryaporets's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.