U21 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tzanko Papukchiev made the kick off which started today's match. Cup2's Levent Trasiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Cup2 from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Cup2 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Asen Shavarski hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Matej Bajus got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gao Zhen Chao in the 9th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Levent Trasiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Tabakov in the 10th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Tzanko Papukchiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cup2's Levent Trasiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Zhen Chao in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Cup2's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Bajus came free, but Levent Trasiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Argir Tishinov lost his temper 19 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 19 minutes into the game, one of Cup2:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Bohuslav Lehotzký charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bohuslav Lehotzký the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bohuslav Lehotzký to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute of the match Rafail Kamberov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anıl Baran Uslu skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute Ladislav Zemko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levent Trasiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Levent Trasiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Galoša in the 37th minute of play. Anıl Baran Uslu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asen Shavarski in the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th minute Gao Zhen Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levent Trasiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Iskren Nikolchov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cup2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iskren Nikolchov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Levent Trasiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Bajus in the 52nd minute of play. Cup2's Levent Trasiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Zhen Chao in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Bajus in the 64th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Levent Trasiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asen Shavarski hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Levent Trasiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Gao Zhen Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levent Trasiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anıl Baran Uslu was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Bocho Maystorov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bocho Maystorov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. If Ivan Tabakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Iskren Nikolchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 86 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Tzanko Papukchiev. In the 87th minute of the match Ľubomír Jurášek shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Levent Trasiev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Bajus in the 95th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Levent Trasiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.