U21 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nikola Malov started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Vošický came free, but Anton Lalchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zdeněk Skalník kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Zdeněk Skalník came free, but Anton Lalchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER UNITED's Radul Matzov got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Kopeto's František Žiga got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 14 minutes, Zdeněk Skalník mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kopeto and the MANCHESTER UNITED players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when FC Kopeto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zdeněk Skalník didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anton Lalchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdeněk Skalník in the 19th minute of the match. Anton Lalchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Vošický in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, FC Kopeto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Vošický to maneuver through the defense. Nikola Malov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Jakub Picka made a huge save. Jakub Picka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yoncho Búrdarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Vošický in the 40th minute of play forced MANCHESTER UNITED's goalkeeper Anton Lalchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Lalchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from František Žiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the game, Yoncho Búrdarov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jakub Picka. Yoncho Búrdarov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Zdeněk Zemánek hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vladko Manchev got free with Jakub Picka in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ivo Vošický made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Nikola Malov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jakub Picka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 62nd minute, Jiří Kroka 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. In the 64thth minute of the game Yoncho Búrdarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kopeto's Jakub Picka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's goal looked a bit too open when Georgi Kubadinov came free, but Jakub Picka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kopeto's zone, Nikola Malov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakub Picka came out of the goal and Nikola Malov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jakub Picka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Malov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Miroslav Halas kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, MANCHESTER UNITED's Anton Lalchev got control of the ball when Jiří Kroka tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jakub Picka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yoncho Búrdarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The MANCHESTER UNITED support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.