U21 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Genko Hristoforov made the kick off and thus started the match. If Ilko Tilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Genko Hristoforov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Matthew Jastrzembowski made a huge save. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jakob Karhoff hit a great ball. With a little luck, Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski got control of the ball when Ivan Ganchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Genko Hristoforov in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matthew Jastrzembowski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Ilko Tilov came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv 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 Ilko Tilov couldn't finish the play. Matthew Jastrzembowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genko Hristoforov in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Galin Metzov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Galin Metzov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Lokomotiv Plovdiv protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Galin Metzov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 26th minute, Galin Metzov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th match minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslav Gúnev to maneuver through the defense. Wulf-Dieter Schwarze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiril Solunov having to interfere. Kiril Solunov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burkhard Niebler in the 29th minute of the match. Berti Stand hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyudmil Karadashki to maneuver through the defense. Rudolf Aschenbrenner's late challenge caught a Lokomotiv Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudolf Aschenbrenner helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th minute, Rudolf Aschenbrenner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Matthew Jastrzembowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genko Hristoforov. Rudolf Aschenbrenner was shown his second yellow card after 42 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Rudolf Aschenbrenner hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Wulf-Dieter Schwarze made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Hamburg Fighters getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Burkhard Niebler hit a great ball. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Ganchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Genko Hristoforov took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthew Jastrzembowski. Matthew Jastrzembowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 66thth minute of the game Genko Hristoforov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hamburg Fighters's Matthew Jastrzembowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Genko Hristoforov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Genko Hristoforov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lyudmil Karadashki charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lyudmil Karadashki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Matthew Jastrzembowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilko Tilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Ganchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genko Hristoforov scored 3-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthew Jastrzembowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Ganchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Walt Schräder got free with Kiril Solunov in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matthew Jastrzembowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genko Hristoforov in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hamburg Fighters players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.