U18 League

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Henk-Jan Slot made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Zapryan Bosolov hit a great ball. Kuncho Gergov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdi Dekens, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Slavey Polihronov hit a great ball. Asparuh Nechev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melvin Woering having to make a save. In the 23rd minute Henk Zaagman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuncho Gergov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Henry Lembeck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kuncho Gergov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 41st minute, Frank Gulpen made a precise shot to the right of Kuncho Gergov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Peycho Kolovski struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Melvin Woering didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN SOKOLI-VARNA. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Yosif Chuklev made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Kuncho Gergov got control of the ball when Ferdi Dekens tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 51 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Orlin Alexov. Ferdi Dekens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Kuncho Gergov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Kuncho Gergov made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Henry Lembeck sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute, Teofan Nikolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Ferdi Dekens in the 57th minute really tested Kuncho Gergov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Melvin Woering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asparuh Nechev, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 61st minute, Henk Zaagman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Henry Lembeck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zijdewind SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 68th match minute, Zijdewind SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Lembeck to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Orlin Alexov got a free kick in the 69th minute. Kuncho Gergov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk-Jan Slot, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Ferdi Dekens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kuncho Gergov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ferdi Dekens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Kuncho Gergov made a huge save. In the 82nd minute, Henk Zaagman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdi Dekens scored 0-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kuncho Gergov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Orlin Alexov hit a great ball. When the match was over Zijdewind SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than VN SOKOLI-VARNA throughout the match.