U21 League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Gulpen got the match started through his kick off. Ulises Elodio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Melvin Woering made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ulises Elodio sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Jan Assendelft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jan Assendelft fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zijdewind SC's protests and gave Jan Assendelft a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Gulpen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Zhelyazko Istatkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulises Elodio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Melvin Woering came out and tried to block the shot, but Ulises Elodio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. Melvin Woering came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Zhelezna's Ulises Elodio. But to his dismay, Ulises Elodio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Denimir Stanchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melvin Woering made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ulises Elodio sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Assendelft came free, but Zhelyazko Istatkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Elodio took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melvin Woering. Melvin Woering dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 45 minutes into the match, Zijdewind SC's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Stanchev came free, but Melvin Woering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Elodio in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Melvin Woering, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Melvin Woering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulises Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Zijdewind SC's zone, Ulises Elodio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melvin Woering came out of the goal and Ulises Elodio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Zhelezna! In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for Zijdewind SC. Frank Gulpen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zhelyazko Istatkov. 3-2. In the 65th minute Frank Gulpen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhelyazko Istatkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, one of Zijdewind SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zijdewind SC. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for FC Zhelezna. Dimcho Reklyovski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Melvin Woering. 4-2. Zijdewind SC's Frank Gulpen got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Melvin Woering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Stanchev in the 79th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Zijdewind SC's Ferdi Dekens got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute Ulises Elodio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Woering saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melvin Woering didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulises Elodio went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Ulises Elodio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Melvin Woering tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Zijdewind SC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Ferdi Dekens hit a great ball.