U18 League

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mircho Chakalov kicked off to start the match. When Kurt Hartlief fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albertus FC's protests and gave Kurt Hartlief a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Albertus FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Kurt Hartlief hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Albertus FC's zone, Svetlan Trenchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ger Tollenaar came out of the goal and Svetlan Trenchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Mircho Chakalov made a precise shot to the right of Ger Tollenaar. Albertus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 10th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencho Katrov to maneuver through the defense. After 11 played minutes, Albertus FC's Gert Hebert shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vencho Gazibarov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Albertus FC reached it. Ger Tollenaar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetlan Trenchev in the 14th minute of the match. Ger Tollenaar came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Каблешково's Mircho Chakalov. But to his dismay, Mircho Chakalov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A collision led to Albertus FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Frits Platvoet hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdi Merenga in the 28th minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Vencho Gazibarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mircho Chakalov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ger Tollenaar made a huge save. Vencho Gazibarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Ottens in the 32nd minute of the match. Vencho Gazibarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdi Merenga in the 38th minute of play. Evlogi Boevski hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Vencho Gazibarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdi Merenga in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Albertus FC made a substitution. Olaf Pool replaced Ralf Stroobos. The crowd rose to their feet as Albertus FC's Ferdi Merenga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vencho Gazibarov. That made the score 2-1 after 53 minutes of play. Каблешково's Svetlan Trenchev got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Каблешково getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aleko Milanov hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frits Platvoet during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Frits Platvoet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdi Merenga took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vencho Gazibarov. Vencho Gazibarov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleko Milanov in the 68th minute of play forced Albertus FC's goalkeeper Ger Tollenaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evlogi Boevski to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute of the match Gert Hebert shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vencho Gazibarov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vencho Gazibarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdi Merenga in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Mircho Chakalov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Каблешково's supporters rose to their feet, but Mircho Chakalov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ger Tollenaar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencho Katrov to maneuver through the defense. Edgard Schiphouwer hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.