U23 League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paolo Di Canio took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rainer Katechetin hit a great ball. Dieter Eberle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milcho Torbov, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund's Chris Lo Russo got a free kick in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Borussia Dortmund's zone, Paolo Di Canio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dieter Eberle came out of the goal and Paolo Di Canio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Milcho Torbov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Dieter Eberle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Boris Raich hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Paolo Di Canio got a free kick in the 17th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronny Gantenbein in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Dieter Eberle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Karolev. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Cakir, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konrad Cakir in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when Бенковски Тетевен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deyan Kotevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Paolo Di Canio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dieter Eberle, 1-0. Ferdinand Schlegel's late challenge caught a Бенковски Тетевен's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Schlegel helped the player get up and apologised. Boris Raich kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Chris Lo Russo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Бенковски Тетевен's Paolo Di Canio 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 Borussia Dortmund's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when Borussia Dortmund was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredi Sprecher didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Konrad Cakir to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Бенковски Тетевен's Milcho Torbov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dieter Eberle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 58 minutes into the match, Ronny Gantenbein had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Бенковски Тетевен's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronny Gantenbein was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 62 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goal looked a bit too open when Hristo Zapryanov came free, but Dieter Eberle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stoyne Stoyanov kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. When Paolo Di Canio fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Бенковски Тетевен's protests and gave Paolo Di Canio a yellow card for diving instead. Paolo Di Canio hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Paolo Di Canio got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute Boris Raich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Borussia Dortmund's Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Konrad Cakir, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Chris Lo Russo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, Ronny Gantenbein dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski, 3-2. Dieter Eberle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Di Canio in the 87th minute of the match. Dieter Eberle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milcho Torbov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Constantin Quaderer hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Milcho Torbov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dieter Eberle having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Borussia Dortmund players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Бенковски Тетевен.