U23 League

CSKA LULIN
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivo Razsukanov started the match with the kick off. Kalin Gúlúbinov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carl Vinckx went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, CSKA-LULIN's goal looked a bit too open when Dries Coremans came free, but Kalin Gúlúbinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kalin Gúlúbinov came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Lions United's Carl Vinckx. But to his dismay, Carl Vinckx quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. CSKA-LULIN's Kalin Gúlúbinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Vinckx in the 15th minute of play. Carl Vinckx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18thth minute of the game Carl Vinckx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CSKA-LULIN's Kalin Gúlúbinov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 19 minutes, Ruslan Bradinski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA-LULIN and the Lions United players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lions United booed when CSKA-LULIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Bradinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Dries Coremans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kalin Gúlúbinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Beullens kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 played minutes CSKA-LULIN got a freekick which was hit by Ruslan Bradinski. Kalin Gúlúbinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Vinckx in the 25th minute of play. Kalin Gúlúbinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Vinckx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the CSKA-LULIN defense, Mathieu-Maxim Toussain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kalin Gúlúbinov. The CSKA-LULIN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kalin Gúlúbinov should have stopped the shot. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kalin Gúlúbinov having to interfere. After 33 minutes, Gabriel Beullens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions United and the CSKA-LULIN players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 33 played minutes Lions United got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Beullens. Kalin Gúlúbinov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carl Vinckx went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When Lions United's Dries Coremans in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA-LULIN's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Vinckx in the 59th minute of play forced CSKA-LULIN's goalkeeper Kalin Gúlúbinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Mathieu-Maxim Toussain put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Kalin Gúlúbinov. The crowd rose to their feet as Carl Vinckx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kalin Gúlúbinov. That made the score 0-9 in the 68 minute of play. Kalin Gúlúbinov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dries Coremans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 71 minute of play. With his leg Kalin Gúlúbinov managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Lions United's Carl Vinckx fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 76 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lions United's Rudi Boegaert fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 0-13 when Carl Vinckx sped through CSKA-LULIN's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kalin Gúlúbinov. Kalin Gúlúbinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Vinckx in the 92nd minute. CSKA-LULIN's Kalin Gúlúbinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathieu-Maxim Toussain in the 93rd minute of play. Carl Vinckx received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kalin Gúlúbinov came out and tried to block the shot, but Carl Vinckx slotted it home off the left post making it 0-14 in the 96th minute. The CSKA-LULIN fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Lions United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.