U23 League

Branichevo Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Orlin Sokolov made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Traian Ignătoiu during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Arsenal F.C. getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Traian Ignătoiu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Traian Ignătoiu got a free kick in the 6th minute. Yulian Derventski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziemowit Barciniak in the 8th minute of play. Ziemowit Barciniak took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yulian Derventski. Yulian Derventski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 14th minute Ziemowit Barciniak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yulian Derventski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arsenal F.C.'s Andrey Dvoryankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurits Rødsjø in the 15th minute of play. Yulian Derventski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Barciniak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yulian Derventski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Barciniak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlin Sokolov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Ziemowit Barciniak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Orlin Sokolov 35 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. Yulian Derventski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ziemowit Barciniak in the 41st minute of the match. Yulian Derventski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ziemowit Barciniak went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filipp Loginov made a kick off. When Ziemowit Barciniak came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Arsenal F.C. 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 Ziemowit Barciniak couldn't finish the play. Andrey Dvoryankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlin Sokolov in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlin Sokolov in the 62nd minute of play forced Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrey Dvoryankin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yulian Derventski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ziemowit Barciniak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 67 minute of play. Arsenal F.C.'s Lazo Ziya was substituted for Ziemowit Barciniak. Andrey Dvoryankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlin Sokolov, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience was convinced that Lazo Ziya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yulian Derventski was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Andrey Dvoryankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the match, Arsenal F.C.'s Lazo Ziya sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yulian Derventski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Lazo Ziya had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yulian Derventski. FC BerserkerS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lazo Ziya was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Lazo Ziya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrey Dvoryankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlin Sokolov in the 85th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ippolit Davydov to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute of the match Zhecho Chanev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrey Dvoryankin skillfully saved the ball. With an all-out effort, Arsenal F.C.'s Yulian Derventski threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lazo Ziya, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 95 minutes of play, Arsenal F.C.'s Lazo Ziya made it 2-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yulian Derventski was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Arsenal F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Arsenal F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.