U23 League

Blue Shock Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) FC LEVSKI ОК's Stoyadin Vezirski 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. Cederik Raes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomir Yonchev having to interfere. Pipo Orihuela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vanyo Kochev in the 7th minute of play. Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radomir Yonchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck ran back to his position shaking his head. 13 minutes into the match, Cederik Raes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radomir Yonchev. FC LEVSKI ОК's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cederik Raes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck in the 21st minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Radomir Yonchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdravko Deninski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC LEVSKI ОК's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vanyo Kochev in the 24th minute. After taking down the ball on FC LEVSKI ОК's corner Stancho Beshkov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pipo Orihuela quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 27 minutes, Cederik Raes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallo Crisis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cederik Raes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdravko Deninski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristiyan Milkov charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristiyan Milkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kristiyan Milkov kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Gallo Crisis's Pipo Orihuela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Gallo Crisis from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the game, FC LEVSKI ОК's Stoyadin Vezirski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pipo Orihuela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vanyo Kochev got free with Pipo Orihuela in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Neno Sarafski made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zdravko Deninski however managed to control. In the 39th minute, Neno Sarafski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pipo Orihuela was a little too slow when Stoyadin Vezirski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 2-1. Zdravko Deninski might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pipo Orihuela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zdravko Deninski ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pipo Orihuela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stancho Beshkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Cederik Raes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallo Crisis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cederik Raes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cederik Raes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 minutes of play, FC LEVSKI ОК's Stoyadin Vezirski made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pipo Orihuela was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev got control of the ball when Cederik Raes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gallo Crisis were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after FC LEVSKI ОК's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dimitri Rouvroye took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Cederik Raes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Radomir Yonchev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pipo Orihuela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vanyo Kochev in the 74th minute of the match. Arhangel Geshakov charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arhangel Geshakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Arhangel Geshakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 76 minutes, Dimitri Rouvroye managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallo Crisis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitri Rouvroye was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Willem-Alexander Uytebroeck struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Radomir Yonchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gallo Crisis. In the 88th minute, Zdravko Deninski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pipo Orihuela was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After 92 played minutes Gallo Crisis got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Valkeneers. Pipo Orihuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoyadin Vezirski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC LEVSKI ОК getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Neno Sarafski hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the FC LEVSKI ОК players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.