U21 League

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miroslaw Klose took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Каблешково's Minko Velinov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jean-Paul Daalmeyer. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After having played for 9 minutes, Gencho Zhalov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Каблешково's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gencho Zhalov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Silban Arroyuelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izaak Achterberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nesho Ginkov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Gerard van den Eede came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the The Underdogs 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 Gerard van den Eede couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute Gerard van den Eede shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silban Arroyuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gencho Zhalov in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Miroslaw Klose shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerard van den Eede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silban Arroyuelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard van den Eede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Gerard van den Eede cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Silban Arroyuelo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Henk-Jan Zeldenrust got a free kick in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Miroslaw Klose came free, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silban Arroyuelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerard van den Eede, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gerard van den Eede stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard van den Eede in the 53rd minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Silban Arroyuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard van den Eede came free, but Silban Arroyuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Peycho Konyarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johan Fransen to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute of the match Nasko Elenchev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer skillfully saved the ball. In the 67th minute, Каблешково's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gerard van den Eede fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 70th minute Gencho Zhalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Paul Daalmeyer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ginyo Glavov kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Каблешково's zone, Brito Montemayor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silban Arroyuelo came out of the goal and Brito Montemayor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the game, Каблешково's Gencho Zhalov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Jean-Paul Daalmeyer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslaw Klose in the 81st minute of play. After 86 minutes, Velyo Golev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Каблешково and the The Underdogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, Velyo Golev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Каблешково! Каблешково:s Silban Arroyuelo showed great skill when he stopped Gerard van den Eede:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Izaak Achterberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Underdogs's supporters rose to their feet, but Izaak Achterberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silban Arroyuelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.