U21 League

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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luke Van der Meiren started the match with the kick off. Luke Van der Meiren took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivan Kmetov. Ivan Kmetov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Darin Ermenkov hit a great ball. Valko Mitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guust Bautmans having to interfere. Ivan Kmetov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Pellegrims in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ulan Bator Football Club's Garry Brabant got a free kick in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Valko Mitin came free, but Guust Bautmans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bayan Kasapov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Ivan Kmetov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willem-Jan Coussement in the 26th minute of play. Ivan Kmetov was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Willem-Jan Coussement capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Willem-Jan Coussement really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Garry Brabant could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Ivan Kmetov however easily saved by the left post. Garry Brabant scored 3-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Kmetov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ivan Kmetov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Garry Brabant in the 45th minute. Ulan Bator Football Club's Willem-Jan Coussement got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Darin Ermenkov to make the kick off. Ivan Kmetov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Van der Meiren in the 53rd minute of play. Garry Brabant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Kmetov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philippe-Arnaud Pellegrims, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Botev Plovdiv 1912 booed when Ulan Bator Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philippe-Arnaud Pellegrims didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 68 minutes into the game, when Bratan Vladikov put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bratan Vladikov hit a great ball. Jurgen Tobbackers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guust Bautmans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valko Mitin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garry Brabant in the 82nd minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Ivan Kmetov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Jan Coussement in the 83rd minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Ivan Kmetov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Willem-Jan Coussement shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Kmetov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the game, Luke Van der Meiren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Ivan Kmetov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Garry Brabant in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Kmetov saved Botev Plovdiv 1912 from getting behind. Ulan Bator Football Club were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Botev Plovdiv 1912 for a fine match.