U21 League

Миньор
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joseph Neels made the kick off which started today's match. When Joseph Neels came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Bruly 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 Joseph Neels couldn't finish the play. Tzanko Bogatev hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ivo Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Neels, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Bruly's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wesley Oelaerts in the 10th minute. Bruly's Theo De Geest was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivo Faria in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ivo Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Neels in the 20th minute of play. When ПФК Миньор Раднево's Pedro Souza in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bruly's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Bruly's Rudy Duchateau got control of the ball when Pedro Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Pedro Souza made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rudy Duchateau was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Bruly's zone, Tzanko Bogatev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudy Duchateau came out of the goal and Tzanko Bogatev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benoit Keuppens kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Stancho Gyuzelev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 48th match minute, Bruly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo De Geest to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pedro Souza made the kick off in the second half. Bruly's Rudy Duchateau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzanko Bogatev in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Kulekov came free, but Rudy Duchateau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pedro Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudy Duchateau was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. With his leg Ivo Faria managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Bruly's Ernst Melkval fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 61 minutes, Vergil Manolev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ПФК Миньор Раднево and the Bruly players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bruly booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vergil Manolev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ernst Melkval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Faria having to interfere. Rudy Duchateau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Kulekov in the 67th minute of play. Ivan Kulekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Souza came free, but Rudy Duchateau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tzanko Bogatev came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the ПФК Миньор Раднево 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 Tzanko Bogatev couldn't finish the play. Rudy Duchateau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Kulekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Ivo Faria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernst Melkval. A collision led to Bruly getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Theo De Geest hit a great ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Nayden Statkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nayden Statkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute Pedro Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Duchateau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the ПФК Миньор Раднево players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.