U18 League

Lemel Sportpark
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pieter den Hartog took the kick off in the first half of the match. Olivier Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tzanko Bogatev's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. In the 11th minute, Tzanko Bogatev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Gabriele Batistuta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mavrudi Kibarov. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Olivier Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lulcho Geshanov in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 18th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Mavrudi Kibarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lulcho Geshanov struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Olivier Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ПФК Миньор Раднево. 23 minutes into the game, Stoyne Karadimchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ПФК Миньор Раднево's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lemel SV the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Stoyne Karadimchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pieter den Hartog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mavrudi Kibarov having to interfere. Mavrudi Kibarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter den Hartog, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Gabriele Batistuta's late challenge caught a ПФК Миньор Раднево's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriele Batistuta helped the player get up and apologised. 40 minutes into the match, Lemel SV's goal looked a bit too open when Tzanko Bogatev came free, but Olivier Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes in the game, Dries Teunisse fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mavrudi Kibarov having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

ПФК Миньор Раднево made a substitution. Tenyo Vladov replaced Ignat Smilovski. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lulcho Geshanov to strike the kick off in the second half. When Gabriele Batistuta came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Lemel SV 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 Gabriele Batistuta couldn't finish the play. Olivier Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tzanko Bogatev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 56 minute of play. After a rather tough play, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Damyan Súrbov got a free kick in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Lemel SV's Reinhard Braamhaar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mavrudi Kibarov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Olivier Kahn was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Tenyo Vladov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tenyo Vladov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Mavrudi Kibarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter den Hartog in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Leon Reiling got a free kick in the 74th minute. Tenyo Vladov, 75 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tenyo Vladov kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Olivier Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lulcho Geshanov in the 79th minute of the match. Lulcho Geshanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Lulcho Geshanov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Olivier Kahn. Lulcho Geshanov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Hans Degeling's late challenge caught a ПФК Миньор Раднево's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hans Degeling helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Lemel SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Degeling didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olivier Kahn was a little too slow when Tzanko Bogatev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 2-4. Olivier Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzanko Bogatev in the 97th minute. ПФК Миньор Раднево's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.