U23 League

FALCONS NEST
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mircho Vetzev got the match started through his kick off. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mircho Vetzev in the 4th minute of play. With his leg Nikola Drinov managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when SEA FALCONS's Stoyan Takuchev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Tencho Mihalev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Laziali booed when SEA FALCONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venko Santurdzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tencho Mihalev in the 17th minute of play. Velko Topencharov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Nikola Drinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vaklin Zhablyanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in SEA FALCONS's zone, Mircho Vetzev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yani Tenekedzhiev came out of the goal and Mircho Vetzev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Milko Ploshtakov fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SEA FALCONS's protests and gave Milko Ploshtakov a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd rose to their feet as SEA FALCONS's Stoyan Takuchev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nikola Drinov. That made the score 1-0 after 33 minutes of play. Velko Topencharov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Kaloyan Birazov fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Kaloyan Birazov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute of the match Velko Topencharov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikola Drinov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Yani Tenekedzhiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 45th match minute, SEA FALCONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milko Ploshtakov to maneuver through the defense.

Yani Tenekedzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 51st minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Laziali's Yani Tenekedzhiev threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mircho Vetzev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Kaloyan Birazov hit a great ball. Laziali's Nikola Drinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoyan Takuchev in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Kaloyan Birazov could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Yani Tenekedzhiev however easily saved by the left post. In the 61st minute, Bozhil Rashevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tencho Mihalev took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yani Tenekedzhiev. Yani Tenekedzhiev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Nikola Drinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoyan Takuchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yani Tenekedzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 71st minute of the match. Vaklin Zhablyanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Yani Tenekedzhiev made a huge save. After 74 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Vaklin Zhablyanov. In the 80th minute, Vaklin Zhablyanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 83rd match minute, SEA FALCONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bozhil Rashevski to maneuver through the defense. SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save SEA FALCONS from getting a goal against them. Laziali's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.