U18 League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nigel Willemse got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to FFC Merainies 03 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Nico-Jan Roeles hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the game, Nigel Willemse was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FFC Merainies 03's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Бенковски Тетевен the free kick. Nigel Willemse hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. A collision led to FFC Merainies 03 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Roeland Klerk hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yanek Baldev in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabrice Bemmel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When FFC Merainies 03's Gerrie Höhenstein in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Бенковски Тетевен's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mavrudi Tunev got free with Fabrice Bemmel in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 35 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Nigel Willemse came free, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FFC Merainies 03 getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ronny Deinse hit a great ball. When Stoyne Stoyanov fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Бенковски Тетевен's protests and gave Stoyne Stoyanov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, Бенковски Тетевен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Levent Karabonev to maneuver through the defense. After 42 played minutes, FFC Merainies 03's Jan Hoven shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski 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 FFC Merainies 03 reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanek Baldev in the 43rd minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Fabrice Bemmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrice Bemmel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliyan Nochev in the 45th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bart Speelman in the 47th minute of the match. 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.

Бенковски Тетевен's Kubrat Drazhev was substituted for Venko Búrzakov. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliyan Nochev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronny Deinse in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Mavrudi Tunev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Бенковски Тетевен's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mavrudi Tunev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabrice Bemmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanek Baldev, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Yanek Baldev succeeded in the game's 68th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. 72 minutes into the game, Ronny Deinse recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Ronny Deinse showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Yanek Baldev kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Nigel Willemse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gerrie Höhenstein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as FFC Merainies 03's Nigel Willemse slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. That made the score 2-2 after 81 minutes of play. In the 85th minute, Yanek Baldev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabrice Bemmel was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Fabrice Bemmel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milyo Glushkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Бенковски Тетевен's Yanek Baldev got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th minute Nigel Willemse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Yanek Baldev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Бенковски Тетевен were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FFC Merainies 03 for a fine match.