U23 League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mircho Vetzev kicked off to start the match. SEA FALCONS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Tencho Mihalev scored to the left of an out of position Alexi Niklin, making the score, 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Alexi Niklin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hristofor Ikonomov. Alexi Niklin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Argir Fikov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 8 minute of play. Vaklin Zhablyanov kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SEA FALCONS's Dobrin Bondzhov got a free kick in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Alexi Niklin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tencho Mihalev. 21 minutes into the game, Mircho Vetzev lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Alexi Niklin. Laziali's Tencho Mihalev got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mircho Vetzev in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexi Niklin saved SEA FALCONS from getting behind. In the 36th minute, Dimo Sahatchiev 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. Mircho Vetzev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexi Niklin came out and tried to block the shot, but Mircho Vetzev slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 43rd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dobrin Bondzhov was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Hristofor Ikonomov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexi Niklin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Stoyan Gyuzelev fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Stoyan Gyuzelev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Stoyan Gyuzelev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexi Niklin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hristofor Ikonomov, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes of play, Laziali's Vaklin Zhablyanov made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexi Niklin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 67 minutes, Slavcho Tzúklev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SEA FALCONS and the Laziali players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SEA FALCONS getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Slavcho Tzúklev hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristofor Ikonomov in the 70th minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Alexi Niklin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SEA FALCONS getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Stoil Zakov hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Laziali's Hristofor Ikonomov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexi Niklin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. 82 minutes into the match, Tencho Mihalev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexi Niklin. SEA FALCONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tencho Mihalev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Alexi Niklin came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Laziali's Mircho Vetzev. But to his dismay, Mircho Vetzev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Tencho Mihalev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircho Vetzev in the 90th minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Alexi Niklin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kubrat Kalaydzhiyski hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. There was no doubt that Laziali were the better team. Laziali's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.