U21 League

Lemel Sportpark
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Verbeek took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edward Verbeek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, MANCHESTER UNITED's Grisha Rakitski got control of the ball when Edward Verbeek tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yoncho Búrdarov in the 10th minute of play forced Lemel SV's goalkeeper Mark Kimman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Kimman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoncho Búrdarov in the 12th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER UNITED's Radul Matzov got a free kick in the 12th minute. Teun Schoenmakers charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teun Schoenmakers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Teun Schoenmakers got a free kick in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lemel SV's zone, Denimir Slabakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mark Kimman came out of the goal and Denimir Slabakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teun Schoenmakers was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. Lemel SV's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teun Schoenmakers in the 22nd minute of play forced MANCHESTER UNITED's goalkeeper Grisha Rakitski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerard Keupink kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Paun Ginov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MANCHESTER UNITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lemel SV the free kick. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER UNITED's Paun Ginov got a free kick in the 29th minute. Paun Ginov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Edward Verbeek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Grisha Rakitski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, MANCHESTER UNITED's Grisha Rakitski got control of the ball when Edward Verbeek tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Falco Boerma hit a great ball. Tzvyatko Chobanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yoncho Búrdarov was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Guus Rinzema got a free kick in the 60th minute. With his leg Mark Kimman managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when MANCHESTER UNITED's Yoncho Búrdarov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Smibum during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Peter Smibum hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Peter Smibum hit a great ball. Mark Kimman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yoncho Búrdarov in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arhangel Duhtev got free with Mark Kimman in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Yoncho Búrdarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mark Kimman was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 78 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Keupink came free, but Grisha Rakitski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Edward Verbeek came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Lemel SV 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 Edward Verbeek couldn't finish the play. After 85 played minutes MANCHESTER UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Tzvyatko Chobanov. When Paun Ginov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ted van der Schaaf in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grisha Rakitski saved MANCHESTER UNITED from getting behind. In the 90th minute Lemel SV were awarded a corner. Peter Smibum went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Lemel SV's Peter Smibum to fire away a dangerous shot which Grisha Rakitski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denimir Slabakov got free with Mark Kimman in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mark Kimman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denimir Slabakov in the 91st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arhangel Duhtev got free with Mark Kimman in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lemel SV were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of MANCHESTER UNITED for a fine match.