U18 League

Pandiza
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ventzislav Gerginov started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in THE CLUB's zone, Ivo Mastebroek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mirolyub Rusanov came out of the goal and Ivo Mastebroek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute, Ivo Mastebroek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beetje Moe Re-United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 14 minutes, Yanaki Karaganchev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CLUB and the Beetje Moe Re-United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Yanaki Karaganchev hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Roelofs came free, but Mirolyub Rusanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Ventzislav Gerginov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Beetje Moe Re-United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elroy Henselmans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ventzislav Gerginov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Edwin Helwig when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 32nd minute, Alfred Nagel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Beetje Moe Re-United's goal looked a bit too open when Volodya Latev came free, but Edwin Helwig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivo Mastebroek hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Beetje Moe Re-United were furious when Jouke van Putten was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 39th minute, Jouke van Putten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Venko Dushev came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the THE CLUB 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 Venko Dushev couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute Ivo Mastebroek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirolyub Rusanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Roelofs came free, but Mirolyub Rusanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, THE CLUB's Ventzislav Gerginov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edwin Helwig made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivo Mastebroek to strike the kick off in the second half. Felix Roelofs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mirolyub Rusanov made a huge save. Volodya Latev's late challenge caught a Beetje Moe Re-United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Volodya Latev helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nano Ginev during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Nano Ginev hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Felix Roelofs fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ivo Mastebroek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirolyub Rusanov having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Valko Pandov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Ventzislav Gerginov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Ivo Mastebroek succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-3. Volodya Latev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin Helwig having to interfere. During the 88th minute of the match Volodya Latev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Volodya Latev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Volodya Latev hit a great ball. After 95 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Nikifor Groshkov. 96 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goalkeeper Mirolyub Rusanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Lambers. The supporters of Beetje Moe Re-United booed when THE CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ventzislav Gerginov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.