U18 League

stadion Zijdewind
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, 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. Ernest van der Laan started the match with the kick off. Tinko Gerchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gergin Sazdov fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SEA FALCONS's protests and gave Gergin Sazdov a yellow card for diving instead. Gergin Sazdov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Zhelyazko Marazov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernest van der Laan in the 6th minute of play. Georgi Inkyov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest van der Laan came free, but Zhelyazko Marazov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Rudi den Hartog took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Zhelyazko Marazov to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Zijdewind SC's zone, Bozhil Yovov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henry Lembeck came out of the goal and Bozhil Yovov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 28 minutes of play, Zijdewind SC's Ferdi Dekens made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhelyazko Marazov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest van der Laan came free, but Zhelyazko Marazov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Radoslav Chonev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SEA FALCONS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zijdewind SC the free kick. The supporters of Zijdewind SC booed when SEA FALCONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radoslav Chonev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Ernest van der Laan 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. Henry Lembeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radoslav Chonev in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Zijdewind SC booed when SEA FALCONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georgi Inkyov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Zijdewind SC's Rob Deiman got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute Radoslav Chonev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Lembeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Tinko Gerchev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Henry Lembeck made a huge save. Zhelyazko Marazov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilco Theuws went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. SEA FALCONS's Zhelyazko Marazov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest van der Laan in the 61st minute of play. Zhelyazko Marazov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilco Theuws went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Zhelyazko Marazov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdi Dekens in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Ernest van der Laan made a precise shot to the right of Zhelyazko Marazov. SEA FALCONS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. SEA FALCONS's Zhelyazko Marazov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest van der Laan in the 78th minute of play. Zhelyazko Marazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest van der Laan, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 86th minute, Ferdi Dekens 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. 88 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Ernest van der Laan came free, but Zhelyazko Marazov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdi Dekens scored 6-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhelyazko Marazov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Zijdewind SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while SEA FALCONS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.