U23 World League

Greenfields
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Haralampi Kúrkelanov made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gertjan Koenens sent off a good shot on target. Thibaud Segers was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 17 minutes into the match. Jozef Hemeleers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gercho Nenchovski in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Gercho Nenchovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jozef Hemeleers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 minutes Winksele 2016's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Trifon Mladenov who took care of the corner kick. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Vereyt, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 38th minute Tzvetoslav Vúlchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jozef Hemeleers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabricio Burutzagi hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Tzvetoslav Vúlchov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute of the match, Yanis Devriendt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vihren Bozhanov to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vihren Bozhanov got free with Jozef Hemeleers in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 52nd match minute, Winksele 2016 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Burutzagi to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Hugo Eekhout made a precise shot to the right of Haralampi Kúrkelanov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Haralampi Kúrkelanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanis Devriendt in the 66th minute of play. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanis Devriendt in the 66th minute of play. When Hugo Eekhout fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Winksele 2016's protests and gave Hugo Eekhout a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Winksele 2016 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Hugo Eekhout hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Jozef Hemeleers threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Krotev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Vereyt in the 72nd minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jozef Hemeleers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzvetoslav Vúlchov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Trifon Mladenov hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Yanis Devriendt hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Jozef Hemeleers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Krotev in the 87th minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Eekhout in the 90th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Jozef Hemeleers threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Krotev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were furious when Andon Traychev was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Andon Traychev hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanis Devriendt, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VN SOKOLI-VARNA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.