U23 League

Миньор
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ottó Csizmadia kicked off to start the match. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when KV Schoonwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edu Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luukas Schooters hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Ottó Csizmadia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luke Scheerens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ottó Csizmadia in the 12th minute of play. KV Schoonwater's Luke Scheerens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save KV Schoonwater from getting a goal against them. After 13 minutes of play, KV Schoonwater's Mei Guang Yue made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Faria was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute Rusi Kerenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luke Scheerens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ottó Csizmadia's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. The audience was convinced that Ottó Csizmadia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luke Scheerens was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 28th minute Ivan Kulekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Kerenski in the 31st minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Luke Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luke Scheerens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Kerenski in the 37th minute of the match. Ivo Faria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mei Guang Yue, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Rusi Kerenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half KV Schoonwater were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

ПФК Миньор Раднево made a substitution. Stanislav Shopov replaced Vergil Manolev. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axell De Ketelaere to make the kick off. 62 minutes into the game, Georgi Chorbadzhiyski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ПФК Миньор Раднево's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KV Schoonwater the free kick. In the 62nd match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgi Chorbadzhiyski to maneuver through the defense. Luke Scheerens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Kerenski in the 68th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Rusi Kerenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Scheerens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zanko Yochkolovski was substituted for Rusi Kerenski. ПФК Миньор Раднево's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yasen Ormandzhiev in the 71st minute. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when KV Schoonwater was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luukas Schooters didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ottó Csizmadia in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luke Scheerens saved KV Schoonwater from getting behind. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ottó Csizmadia, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Luke Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Kulekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 87 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goal looked a bit too open when Rostislav Peyanski came free, but Luke Scheerens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Edu Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luukas Schooters's late challenge caught a ПФК Миньор Раднево's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luukas Schooters helped the player get up and apologised. Luukas Schooters hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Luke Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zanko Yochkolovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zanko Yochkolovski in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KV Schoonwater's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. KV Schoonwater had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.