U18 World League

Ψ Frenzy Field Ψ
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bratan Vladikov kicked off to start the match. Arnaldo Gonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavor Zehirov having to interfere. In the 5thth minute of the game Arnaldo Gonzo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botev Plovdiv 1912's Yavor Zehirov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Valko Mitin got a free kick in the 6th minute. Arnaldo Gonzo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Yavor Zehirov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doychin Penelov in the 16th minute of play forced Berserkers FC Ψ's goalkeeper Simon Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Mitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Antonio Dryankov's late challenge caught a Berserkers FC Ψ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Dryankov helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Dryankov. Berserkers FC Ψ's Silvio Lastur shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 37th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Yavor Zehirov but with some difficulty. Yavor Zehirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arnaldo Gonzo to strike the kick off in the second half. When Berserkers FC Ψ's Arnaldo Gonzo in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Bratan Vladikov hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Berserkers FC Ψ defense, Valko Mitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Arias. The Berserkers FC Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Arias should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute, Bayan Kasapov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Berserkers FC Ψ defense, Emanuil Gurkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Arias. The Berserkers FC Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Arias should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Emanuil Gurkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simon Arias. That made the score 0-3 in the 73 minute of play. If Bratan Vladikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bilyan Sapunarov came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Botev Plovdiv 1912 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 Bilyan Sapunarov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valko Mitin in the 81st minute of play forced Berserkers FC Ψ's goalkeeper Simon Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Valko Mitin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Arias. Berserkers FC Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valko Mitin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Gonzo during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Arnaldo Gonzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuil Gurkov in the 91st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnaldo Gonzo in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yavor Zehirov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Berserkers FC Ψ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Botev Plovdiv 1912 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.