U18 League

ЦСКА
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tzeno Berovski started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, MANCHESTER UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toshko Gerginov to maneuver through the defense. In the 6thth minute of the game Kuzman Nedelkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MANCHESTER UNITED's Grisha Rakitski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th match minute, MANCHESTER UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milko Zhadalov to maneuver through the defense. ЦСКА's Toshko Topalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzeno Berovski in the 14th minute of play. Grisha Rakitski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krastyo Kishev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Krastyo Kishev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grisha Rakitski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krastyo Kishev in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krastyo Kishev in the 23rd minute of play forced MANCHESTER UNITED's goalkeeper Grisha Rakitski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, MANCHESTER UNITED's Boycho Zhilev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Toshko Topalski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Slavi Suvandzhiev charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slavi Suvandzhiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Slavi Suvandzhiev hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krastyo Kishev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toshko Topalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzeno Berovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Tzeno Berovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Topalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match MANCHESTER UNITED got a corner. ЦСКА's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tzeno Berovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kuzman Nedelkov to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rostislav Múnkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tzeno Berovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toshko Topalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihail Opúlchenski in the 63rd minute. Tzeno Berovski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Toshko Topalski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Toshko Topalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzeno Berovski in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tzeno Berovski got free with Toshko Topalski in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Milko Zhadalov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 77th minute Vlado Dzhatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Topalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Boycho Zhilev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MANCHESTER UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boycho Zhilev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toshko Topalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boycho Zhilev in the 90th minute of the match. The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slavi Suvandzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Slavi Suvandzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ЦСКА fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MANCHESTER UNITED were clearly better and deserved to take the win.