U18 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alphan Türel in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evlogi Lukanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 11 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Necaettin Özbilir came free, but Evlogi Lukanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Lyudmil Karadashki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of MUŞRUF F.C 05 booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bocho Nikolchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Berk Bakkalbaşıoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apostol Gilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evlogi Lukanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kahraman Özdoğan in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, MUŞRUF F.C 05's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Ganchev came free, but Berk Bakkalbaşıoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gavril Karandzhulov kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Necaettin Özbilir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evlogi Lukanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Berk Bakkalbaşıoğlu managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Apostol Gilev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Evlogi Lukanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halil Utku Doğangün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Apostol Gilev kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Lyudmil Karadashki got a free kick in the 39th minute. When MUŞRUF F.C 05's Kahraman Özdoğan in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalie prevented a goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kahraman Özdoğan in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Apostol Gilev to strike the kick off in the second half. Kahraman Özdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute of the game, Necaettin Özbilir landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. During the 55th minute of the match Lyudmil Karadashki completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lyudmil Karadashki a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 57 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Lyudmil Karadashki. 59 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Fahrettin Gazzal came free, but Evlogi Lukanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Bocho Nikolchev. After 64 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Bocho Nikolchev. The crowd rose to their feet as Kahraman Özdoğan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Evlogi Lukanov. That made the score 0-1 in the 65 minute of play. Kiril Solunov kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Radan Bagalev during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radan Bagalev to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Öztürk Zübeyir dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Evlogi Lukanov, 0-2. After some careless play in the Lokomotiv Plovdiv defense, Fahrettin Gazzal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evlogi Lukanov. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evlogi Lukanov should have stopped the shot. MUŞRUF F.C 05's Fahrettin Gazzal suffered a concussion in the 93rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 93 minutes, Kiril Solunov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the MUŞRUF F.C 05 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Kiril Solunov got a free kick in the 94th minute. The MUŞRUF F.C 05 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.