U18 League

Hollywood Bowl
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Uli Kompa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vlado Ushagelov went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Vihar Karageorgiev hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The long shot by Florian Klauck in the 15th minute really tested Tzolo Babanski's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Peter Nacht managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hollywood's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Nacht was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzolo Babanski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22ndth minute of the game Michael Hoffmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК Фанагория's Tzolo Babanski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Ruben Seiderer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hollywood's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruben Seiderer 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 33rd match minute, FC Hollywood was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norman Jagusch to maneuver through the defense. Varban Paralovski's late challenge caught a FC Hollywood's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Varban Paralovski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute of the match Florian Klauck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tzolo Babanski skillfully saved the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lilcho Chervenyashki to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Hollywood's Ruben Seiderer got a free kick in the 51st minute. 57 minutes into the game, Wolfgang-Bernd Terwester was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Hollywood's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФК Фанагория the free kick. When Johan Himmelmann fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hollywood's protests and gave Johan Himmelmann a yellow card for diving instead. After 58 played minutes FC Hollywood got a freekick which was hit by Johan Himmelmann. Tzolo Babanski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Seiderer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Michael Hoffmann made a precise shot to the right of Tzolo Babanski. ФК Фанагория's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Seiderer in the 73rd minute of play forced ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Tzolo Babanski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ФК Фанагория's Tzolo Babanski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Nacht in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Ruben Seiderer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Michael Hoffmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tzolo Babanski. ФК Фанагория's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michael Hoffmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Uli Kompa came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by ФК Фанагория's Vihar Karageorgiev. But to his dismay, Vihar Karageorgiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. If Doychin Radoychev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Hollywood's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.