Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Velcho Tzintzov got the match started through his kick off. When Velcho Tzintzov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the U21 Bulgaria 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 Velcho Tzintzov couldn't finish the play. 5 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Velcho Tzintzov came free, but Krum Nikolchov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Nazario in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Milosz Bartocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Stoimen Neshov in the 16th minute really tested Krum Nikolchov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Talal Oussalah hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Sava Dodov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Krum Nikolchov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Stoyadin Shahov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 20th minute of the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krum Nikolchov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velcho Tzintzov in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Velcho Tzintzov came free, but Krum Nikolchov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sava Dodov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Facundo Nazario might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stoyadin Shahov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Facundo Nazario ran back to his position shaking his head. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 38th minute Facundo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoyadin Shahov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Facundo Nazario made a kick off. Stoyadin Shahov made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Facundo Nazario sent off a good shot on target. Bozhko Shtúrkelov hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Facundo Nazario got free with Stoyadin Shahov in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Nazario in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st minute, Velcho Tzintzov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Asen Mihajlov replaced Bozhko Shtúrkelov. U21 Bulgaria's Velislav Tzapov was substituted for Hristo Zlatanchev. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Velcho Tzintzov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Facundo Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sava Dodov in the 69th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krum Nikolchov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stoyadin Shahov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Facundo Nazario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stoyadin Shahov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Krum Nikolchov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sava Dodov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krum Nikolchov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sava Dodov in the 79th minute of play. Stoyadin Shahov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velcho Tzintzov in the 82nd minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krum Nikolchov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Asen Mihajlov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stoyadin Shahov made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Facundo Nazario sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Facundo Nazario put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Stoyadin Shahov. In the 93rd match minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirolyub Dragoychev to maneuver through the defense. Hélder Lago was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 94th minute of the game. One of Lokomotiv Plovdiv:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Bulgaria:s goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv:s Krum Nikolchov showed great skill when he stopped Velcho Tzintzov:s penalty. After having played for 99 minutes, Stoimen Neshov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Bulgaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stoimen Neshov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.