U21 League

STORM
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Igor Maley kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniil Biryukov. In the 5th minute Valeriy Vishnevskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denko Padarev in the 8th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Doğa Hazret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Maley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Stavri Minovski made a huge save. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Maley, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the game, STORM's Valeriy Vishnevskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stavri Minovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 15th minute, Aleksandr Chernogrivov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pencho Dulev hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Stavri Minovski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 22 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Maley came free, but Stavri Minovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Maley, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Stavri Minovski came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Igor Maley. But to his dismay, Igor Maley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 34th minute, Igor Maley made a precise shot to the right of Stavri Minovski. VN BAKITO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Andrey Muhin kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Rostislav Benov's late challenge caught a STORM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rostislav Benov helped the player get up and apologised. After 39 played minutes VN BAKITO got a freekick which was hit by Rostislav Benov. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igor Maley during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th match minute, STORM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Maley to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Denko Padarev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Doğa Hazret was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boycho Zotov was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Pencho Dulev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Denko Padarev hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Vishnevskiy in the 60th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rostislav Benov in the 65th minute of play forced STORM's goalkeeper Doğa Hazret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozhko Pavurdzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Daniil Biryukov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Stavri Minovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Maley in the 72nd minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Maley in the 74th minute of play. STORM's Doğa Hazret proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save STORM from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Vishnevskiy in the 77th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denko Padarev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriy Vishnevskiy in the 87th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stavri Minovski came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by STORM's Igor Maley. But to his dismay, Igor Maley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Igor Maley took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stavri Minovski. Stavri Minovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. STORM had played much better football throughout.