U23 League

Миньор
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) FC Barcelona Lassa's Vitaliy Tinkov 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. After having played for 4 minutes, Nesho Malinchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nesho Malinchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stancho Gyuzelev in the 7th minute of play. Efim Lentovskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Kerenski in the 12th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Stancho Gyuzelev sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute Pedro Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Kulekov came free, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, FC Barcelona Lassa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Tinkov to maneuver through the defense. Zacarias Seixas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy Tinkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Barcelona Lassa's Zinoviy Kornilov in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Svyatoslav Botvinnikov made a huge save. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rusi Kerenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Efim Lentovskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Seixas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Souzas short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pedro Souzas short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Souza made a kick off. Ivan Kulekov's late challenge caught a FC Barcelona Lassa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Kulekov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Ivan Kulekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Souza in the 56th minute of play forced FC Barcelona Lassa's goalkeeper Svyatoslav Botvinnikov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efim Lentovskiy got free with Zacarias Seixas in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Vitaliy Tinkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Seixas was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After 64 minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oles Byshovets who took care of the corner kick. If Vitaliy Tinkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rostislav Peyanski to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Svyatoslav Botvinnikov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 82 minutes, Pedro Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute, Rusi Kerenski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinoviy Kornilov in the 85th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ivan Kulekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Kulekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Timofey Ilyuhin during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th minute, Timofey Ilyuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Pedro Souza got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Svyatoslav Botvinnikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rusi Kerenski, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, Vergil Manolev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Barcelona Lassa's Svyatoslav Botvinnikov didn't even have to move. ПФК Миньор Раднево's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.