U23 League

Meliata
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Kuzman Ostrev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gabriel Vlček received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Velichko Mitrakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. UFC Pivnica's Michal Kostolányi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuzman Ostrev in the 6th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, UFC Pivnica's goal looked a bit too open when Kuzman Ostrev came free, but Michal Kostolányi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bilyan Kúrlev hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Velichko Mitrakiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dušan Paštrnák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dušan Paštrnák fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Velichko Mitrakiev having to interfere. Velichko Mitrakiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Paštrnák in the 15th minute of the match. Oliver Smutný's late challenge caught a ФК Фанагория's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliver Smutný helped the player get up and apologised. ФК Фанагория's Velichko Mitrakiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vlček in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, UFC Pivnica's Dušan Paštrnák sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Velichko Mitrakiev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dušan Paštrnák sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ФК Фанагория's Velichko Mitrakiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save ФК Фанагория from getting a goal against them. Velichko Mitrakiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Paštrnák in the 36th minute of play. Kubrat Shopski took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michal Kostolányi. Michal Kostolányi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 41st minute, Bilyan Kúrlev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Фанагория fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Velichko Mitrakiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Paštrnák, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Michal Kostolányi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kubrat Shopski in the 46th minute of play. Michal Kostolányi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kubrat Shopski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dušan Paštrnák made a kick off. Velichko Mitrakiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Paštrnák in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Paštrnák in the 55th minute of play forced ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Velichko Mitrakiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Miroslav Sekej had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Velichko Mitrakiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Paštrnák in the 58th minute of the match. Velichko Mitrakiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dušan Paštrnák's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dušan Paštrnák in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Velichko Mitrakiev saved ФК Фанагория from getting behind. Velichko Mitrakiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dušan Paštrnák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velichko Mitrakiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Vlček went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Velichko Mitrakiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vlček in the 77th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dušan Paštrnák in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Velichko Mitrakiev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by ФК Фанагория's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juraj Gross was slow to take the kick. During this time UFC Pivnica's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Labant got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Velichko Mitrakiev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 90th minute, Kuzman Ostrev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Michal Kostolányi, passed just outside the right post. Velichko Mitrakiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dušan Paštrnák, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ФК Фанагория had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.