U23 League

Wormereer Sportveld
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Yuri Velkov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Вежен's zone, Gerrit Schaap stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gercho Mantarkov came out of the goal and Gerrit Schaap tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Vitan Tzutzekov fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Вежен's protests and gave Vitan Tzutzekov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Вежен getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Vitan Tzutzekov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Milan Harabaliev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Вежен's supporters rose to their feet, but Milan Harabaliev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Tinge breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerrit Schaap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gercho Mantarkov having to interfere. Вежен's Milan Harabaliev got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sava Vatrachki in the 38th minute of play forced Wormereer's goalkeeper Roland Tinge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sava Vatrachki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Wormereer booed when Вежен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milan Harabaliev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roland Tinge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sava Vatrachki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Tinge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sava Vatrachki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerrit Schaap to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Вежен's Roland Tinge threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sava Vatrachki, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Prokopi Basarov's late challenge caught a Wormereer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prokopi Basarov helped the player get up and apologised. Prokopi Basarov hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Gert Heuving sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Wormereer booed when Вежен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milan Harabaliev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gert Heuving came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Wormereer 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 Gert Heuving couldn't finish the play. In the 66th match minute, Wormereer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barry Muskee to maneuver through the defense. Roland Tinge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuri Velkov in the 67th minute. In the 76th minute Vitan Tzutzekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Tinge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Wormereer's goal looked a bit too open when Vitan Tzutzekov came free, but Roland Tinge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roland Tinge was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Milan Harabaliev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Milan Harabaliev really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. 94 minutes into the match, Sava Vatrachki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roland Tinge. Wormereer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sava Vatrachki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Вежен walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.