U21 League

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Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Ulan Bator Football Club's Luke Van der Meiren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Dyllan Cools hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 3 played minutes, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Tzvetoslav Vúlchov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guust Bautmans came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in VN SOKOLI-VARNA reached it. Jurgen Tobbackers hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ulan Bator Football Club booed when VN SOKOLI-VARNA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlin Bochev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Garry Brabant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ulan Bator Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VN SOKOLI-VARNA the free kick. Garry Brabant kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Guust Bautmans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Sitarski in the 14th minute of play. Garry Brabant who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Haralampi Kúrkelanov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov got control of the ball when Garry Brabant tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Van der Meiren in the 23rd minute of the match. Philippe-Arnaud Pellegrims kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Vihren Bozhanov came free, but Guust Bautmans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valentin Krotev charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Krotev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Guust Bautmans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gercho Nenchovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ulan Bator Football Club's Guust Bautmans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gercho Nenchovski in the 37th minute of play. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke Van der Meiren, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Vihren Bozhanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Guust Bautmans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Rostislav Sitarski sped through Ulan Bator Football Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Guust Bautmans. Quentin De Prins kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Vihren Bozhanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guust Bautmans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guust Bautmans was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Vihren Bozhanov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vihren Bozhanov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Haralampi Kúrkelanov came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Ulan Bator Football Club's Luke Van der Meiren. But to his dismay, Luke Van der Meiren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Haralampi Kúrkelanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willem-Jan Coussement, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ilko Garvanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentin Krotev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Guust Bautmans made a huge save. Rostislav Sitarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Guust Bautmans made a huge save. 90 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Luke Van der Meiren came free, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garry Brabant in the 94th minute of the match. The Ulan Bator Football Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching VN SOKOLI-VARNA's performance. The match ended with a win for VN SOKOLI-VARNA.