U23 League

Zalany Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Feijo Freire took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Feijo Freire kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nikola Drinov. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Nikola Drinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feijo Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikola Drinov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feijo Freire in the 11th minute of the match. Nikola Drinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feijo Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Dalecký in the 12th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Jan Dalecký ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikola Drinov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 20th minute Feijo Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Vlado Tarandzhiyski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan Dalecký might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nikola Drinov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dalecký ran back to his position shaking his head. After 34 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Grigor Dombev. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Stoyan Gyuzelev put in a rough tackle. 35 minutes into the game, one of Laziali:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pavel Hurník made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doncho Tzvetkov in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute Feijo Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Dalecký recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

If Doncho Tzvetkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feijo Freire in the 56th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Nikola Drinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Dalecký to maneuver through the defense. Golden Tigers's attentive Petr Balek managed to snatch the ball when Argir Fikov made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Feijo Freire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikola Drinov was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Nikola Drinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Dalecký, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavel Hurník showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doncho Tzvetkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Golden Tigers's goalkeeper Pavel Hurník had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vaklin Zhablyanov. Golden Tigers were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Laziali's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Feijo Freire took the corner. After taking down the ball on Golden Tigers's corner Jan Dalecký fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nikola Drinov quite easily take care of the ball. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Laziali's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feijo Freire was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Tigers's players had a chance to rest. Laziali's Nikola Drinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bořek Kalista in the 76th minute of play. Laziali's Nikola Drinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feijo Freire in the 77th minute of play. 4-0 became the score in the 77th minute when Feijo Freire elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Golden Tigers made a substitution. Drahoslav Kačer replaced Vendelín Bittner. After some careless play in the Golden Tigers defense, Doncho Tzvetkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavel Hurník. The Golden Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavel Hurník should have stopped the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Jan Dalecký notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Laziali's Nikola Drinov. Nikola Drinov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute Feijo Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Drinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blagoy Dabizhev kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Vlado Tarandzhiyski hit a great ball. Golden Tigers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.