U18 League

Talbot House
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bratan Vladikov started the match with the kick off. Jesse Roeckeloes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavor Zehirov having to interfere. Petko Lyubchenkov kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bratan Vladikov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolf Saelens was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When De Keikoppers's Paulus Polspoel in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teun Van Landeghem during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Polspoel in the 16th minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Yavor Zehirov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Valko Mitin hit a great ball. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Yavor Zehirov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Botev Plovdiv 1912 from getting a goal against them. 20 minutes into the match, Steve De kaiser notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Botev Plovdiv 1912's Yavor Zehirov. Yavor Zehirov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulus Polspoel hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Bratan Vladikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Saelens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Steve De kaiser put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yavor Zehirov. The attack was good, but when Steve De kaiser in the 40th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After 47 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Dryankov. In the 48th minute, Gabriel Gillekens 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Paulus Polspoel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yavor Zehirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steve De kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Emanuil Gurkov in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rolf Saelens, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rolf Saelens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bratan Vladikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yavor Zehirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steve De kaiser in the 63rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Steve De kaiser's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yavor Zehirov was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Antonio Dryankov kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Antonio Dryankov got a free kick in the 75th minute. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Yavor Zehirov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve De kaiser in the 78th minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, De Keikoppers's Paulus Polspoel made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yavor Zehirov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antonio Dryankov kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of Botev Plovdiv 1912 booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steve De kaiser didn't get a good kick on the ball. Botev Plovdiv 1912's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.