U23 League

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gergin Grekov got the match started through his kick off. If Olgierd Wozniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Iliya Prokopiev came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the FC Zhelezna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Iliya Prokopiev couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute Gergin Grekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luk Van Boeckost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iliya Prokopiev in the 12th minute of play forced La masia's goalkeeper Luk Van Boeckost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stan Van Caels came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Milyo Gelovski could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, La masia's Axell Dekeyser got a free kick in the 19th minute. Iliya Prokopiev might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luk Van Boeckost. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iliya Prokopiev ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute Iliya Prokopiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luk Van Boeckost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhelyo Florev hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Iliya Prokopiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luk Van Boeckost having to interfere. Iliya Prokopiev charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iliya Prokopiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 45 minutes into the game, FC Zhelezna's Iliya Prokopiev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luk Van Boeckost made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olgierd Wozniak made a kick off. Axell Dekeyser got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. FC Zhelezna's Dimcho Reklyovski was substituted for Sokol Pchelinski. A collision led to La masia getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Brend Turpin hit a great ball. When Gergin Grekov fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Zhelezna's protests and gave Gergin Grekov a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Gergin Grekov. Gergin Grekov kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Stan Van Caels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Milyo Gelovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Zhelezna's Iliya Prokopiev got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milyo Gelovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brend Turpin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Dimcho Reklyovski fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Zhelezna's protests and gave Dimcho Reklyovski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC Zhelezna's Dimcho Reklyovski got a free kick in the 81st minute. When Iliya Prokopiev came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the FC Zhelezna fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Iliya Prokopiev couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute, Iliya Prokopiev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luk Van Boeckost. The goal made the score 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iliya Prokopiev got free with Luk Van Boeckost in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Zhelezna had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.