U21 League

De Ballenbak
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evrosi Zdravkov made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Deinse during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to NFC Eagles 22 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Andreas Deinse hit a great ball. Rafael Heijer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evrosi Zdravkov went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. NFC Eagles 22's Rafael Heijer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evrosi Zdravkov in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, DOROSTOL Ss's goalkeeper Bozhidar Kishev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nico-Jan Ihselmann. After some careless play in the NFC Eagles 22 defense, Dragolyub Dudekov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Heijer. The NFC Eagles 22 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Heijer should have stopped the shot. NFC Eagles 22's Rafael Heijer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiril Kratunkov in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evrosi Zdravkov in the 23rd minute of play forced NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Rafael Heijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozhidar Kishev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico-Jan Ihselmann in the 25th minute of play. Rafael Heijer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evrosi Zdravkov in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Andreas Deinse got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zheko Radushev struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Rafael Heijer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DOROSTOL Ss. The NFC Eagles 22 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. DOROSTOL Ss were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nico-Jan Ihselmann was the one to do the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Rafael Heijer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhan Banovski. Rafael Heijer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kiril Kratunkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evrosi Zdravkov got free with Rafael Heijer in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Kiril Kratunkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rafael Heijer. That made the score 0-4 in the 70 minute of play. Kiril Kratunkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Heijer having to make a save. Giovanni Rademaker kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Kiril Kratunkov made a precise shot to the right of Rafael Heijer. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 89th minute, Kiril Kratunkov made a precise shot to the right of Rafael Heijer. NFC Eagles 22's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. The supporters of DOROSTOL Ss booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Rademaker didn't get a good kick on the ball. DOROSTOL Ss played a much better game than NFC Eagles 22 and deserved their victory. The NFC Eagles 22 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.