U23 League

Gerena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bertil Jonsson got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Old Dogs United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. DeMarcus Dailey was slow to take the kick. During this time Froghino's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Bertil Jonsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliáš Kotek was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Paun Zankov made a precise shot to the right of Eliáš Kotek. Froghino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Eliáš Kotek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paun Zankov in the 15th minute. Eliáš Kotek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Jonsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Bertil Jonsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Froghino's Eliáš Kotek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 24 minutes, Cauã Sá managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Froghino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cauã Sá was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yoncho Vladislavov kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Froghino's zone, Paun Zankov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliáš Kotek came out of the goal and Paun Zankov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bertil Jonsson got free with Eliáš Kotek in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eliáš Kotek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Violet Skachkov in the 39th minute of play. After 45 played minutes Froghino got a freekick which was hit by Cauã Sá. 46 minutes into the game, Bertil Jonsson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eliáš Kotek. Bertil Jonsson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauã Sá was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Violet Skachkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliáš Kotek. Froghino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Violet Skachkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Vendelín Jasanský could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Nikolay Ikonomov made a huge save. Tinko Lachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vendelín Jasanský in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nikolay Ikonomov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nikolay Ikonomov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from DeMarcus Dailey in the 64th minute of the match. Nikolay Ikonomov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vendelín Jasanský in the 68th minute of the match. Eliáš Kotek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Jonsson in the 78th minute of the match. After 79 minutes, DeMarcus Dailey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Froghino and the FC Old Dogs United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes Froghino got a freekick which was hit by DeMarcus Dailey. In the 84thth minute of the game Vendelín Jasanský who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Old Dogs United's Nikolay Ikonomov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Miloš Židek kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Jonsson in the 87th minute of play forced Froghino's goalkeeper Eliáš Kotek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Bertil Jonsson put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Eliáš Kotek. FC Old Dogs United's Nikolay Ikonomov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vendelín Jasanský in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Bertil Jonsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the FC Old Dogs United defense, Jaroslav Kutálek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolay Ikonomov. The FC Old Dogs United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolay Ikonomov should have stopped the shot. FC Old Dogs United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Froghino for a fine match.