U21 League

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Decathlon Dudes's Christijan Oss started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by Miroslaw Klose. In the 8th minute Carlo Moek 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. 11 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Minko Velinov. In the 18th minute of the match, Miroslaw Klose tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Samu Raï fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Каблешково's protests and gave Samu Raï a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute of the match Mads Pedersen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silban Arroyuelo skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Minko Velinov got free with Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Gencho Zhalov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst. The goal made the score 1-0. The audience was convinced that Christijan Oss's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silban Arroyuelo was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gencho Zhalov hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute Christijan Oss 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. Valko Tzokov kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Christijan Oss came free, but Silban Arroyuelo reached the ball before it rolled over 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 1-0.

Bill Beukenkamp's late challenge caught a Каблешково's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bill Beukenkamp helped the player get up and apologised. Dirk-Jan van Bronckhorst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antim Zheynov in the 54th minute of the match. Decathlon Dudes's Mads Pedersen got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Каблешково getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Miroslaw Klose hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Каблешково's Valko Tzokov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Valko Tzokov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Каблешково protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Valko Tzokov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Каблешково's Valko Tzokov got a free kick in the 61st minute. Silban Arroyuelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christijan Oss in the 63rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Christijan Oss took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Silban Arroyuelo to make any attempt to save it. After 72 minutes, Jasper Philipsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Decathlon Dudes and the Каблешково players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Каблешково booed when Decathlon Dudes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jasper Philipsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silban Arroyuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christijan Oss in the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Decathlon Dudes booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velyo Golev didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Каблешково's Silban Arroyuelo got control of the ball when Mads Pedersen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silban Arroyuelo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roelof Zeevenhoven's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Silban Arroyuelo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christijan Oss in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Roelof Zeevenhoven came free, but Silban Arroyuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Minko Velinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.