U18 League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Gyudurov kicked off to start the match. Waut Goons stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Gyudurov's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pino Maerschalckx during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Laziali booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pino Maerschalckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waut Goons was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Valentin Gyudurov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valentin Gyudurov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a little luck, Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons got control of the ball when Zlatko Hasin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stanny Van Boekost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanny Van Boekost in the 16th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Tihomir Zerdev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Parvan Yurukov hit a great ball. In the 22nd match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Velizarov to maneuver through the defense. Yoachim Fondria's late challenge caught a Laziali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yoachim Fondria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, Yoachim Fondria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zlatko Hasin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Waut Goons made a huge save. Yoachim Fondria struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Tihomir Zerdev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Mambo. After 29 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Milcho Tanev. After a rather tough play, Sporting Mambo's Matthieu Vincke got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Laziali's Parvan Yurukov got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Pino Maerschalckx hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Christoffel Weets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tihomir Zerdev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Yoachim Fondria. Valentin Gyudurov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 47 minutes into the game, Yoachim Fondria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tihomir Zerdev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Gyudurov in the 53rd minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Zlatko Hasin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Waut Goons was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st minute, Zlatko Hasin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Waut Goons was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Waut Goons showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatko Hasin in the 65th minute of the match. Stanny Van Boekost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Laziali's Milen Kaydzhiev got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Yoachim Fondria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Tihomir Zerdev made a huge save. Waut Goons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatko Hasin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of Laziali booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanny Van Boekost didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tihomir Zerdev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pino Maerschalckx in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Milen Kaydzhiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laziali's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Mambo the free kick. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Milen Kaydzhiev hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatko Hasin in the 91st minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Waut Goons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute Valentin Gyudurov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Goons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Laziali fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sporting Mambo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.