U21 World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Tencho Mihalev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teun Van Landeghem hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Laziali's zone, Teun Van Landeghem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikola Drinov came out of the goal and Teun Van Landeghem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tencho Mihalev in the 25th minute of the match. Steve De kaiser scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikola Drinov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Emanuil Neychev fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laziali's protests and gave Emanuil Neychev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuil Neychev to maneuver through the defense. After 31 minutes, Doncho Tzvetkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laziali and the De Keikoppers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Doncho Tzvetkov. When De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser 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 Laziali's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steve De kaiser in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikola Drinov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 35 minutes, Steve De kaiser managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Keikoppers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steve De kaiser was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the game, one of De Keikoppers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. De Keikoppers:s Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed great skill when he stopped Vaklin Zhablyanov:s penalty. In the 39th minute, Vaklin Zhablyanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Vaklin Zhablyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser got a free kick in the 50th minute. 51 minutes into the match, Vaklin Zhablyanov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gert-Jan Van de Velde. De Keikoppers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vaklin Zhablyanov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Min Jaeger hit a great ball. After 55 minutes of play, Laziali's Lazar Benatov made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert-Jan Van de Velde was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Steve De kaiser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Laziali's Vaklin Zhablyanov in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Keikoppers's goalie prevented a goal. When Armand Zimmer fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Keikoppers's protests and gave Armand Zimmer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Armand Zimmer got a free kick in the 63rd minute. If Kobe Vanneste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tencho Mihalev in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gert-Jan Van de Velde saved De Keikoppers from getting behind. In the 76th minute Vaklin Zhablyanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, De Keikoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perry Stroobans to maneuver through the defense. After 84 minutes, Vaklin Zhablyanov made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Stoyan Gyuzelev kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaklin Zhablyanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Laziali fully deserved thier win.