U23 League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Facundo Nazario took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gino Van Deijck came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Zdzislaw Obuchowicz. But to his dismay, Zdzislaw Obuchowicz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 7th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Van Clijnebreugel might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Krasimir Mishovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Van Clijnebreugel ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th minute, Zdzislaw Obuchowicz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gino Van Deijck was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 24 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Jordi Alba. Facundo Nazario might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gino Van Deijck. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Facundo Nazario ran back to his position shaking his head. If Abel Van Clijnebreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when Fauna Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vic De Geutter didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Facundo Nazario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Van Deijck was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Facundo Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abel Van Clijnebreugel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Lokomotiv Plovdiv were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

55 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Facundo Nazario came free, but Gino Van Deijck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yulian Florov charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yulian Florov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fauna Utd booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yulian Florov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gino Van Deijck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Facundo Nazario put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Gino Van Deijck. Abel Van Clijnebreugel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Krasimir Mishovski having to make a save. Facundo Nazario who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Gino Van Deijck when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Sven Brask replaced Zdzislaw Obuchowicz. Wout Rosbach kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Cipriano Hendrickx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Yulian Florov put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lokomotiv Plovdiv fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! Krasimir Mishovski had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Abel Van Clijnebreugel's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A throw-in in the 81st minute of the game was made by Jordi Alba with Jacques Chandler as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Gino Van Deijck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven Brask in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Abel Van Clijnebreugel came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Fauna Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abel Van Clijnebreugel couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven Brask got free with Gino Van Deijck in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.