U18 League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Trendafil Etimov got the match started through his kick off. Miron Husanović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velko Lambov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Velislav Kandov got control of the ball when Bogoljub Ristić tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vasil Karastoyanov during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Vasil Karastoyanov got a free kick in the 7th minute. Miron Husanović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velko Lambov in the 10th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Franjo Reiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trendafil Etimov in the 19th minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Miron Husanović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Dobromir Gruychev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's zone, Bogoljub Ristić stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velislav Kandov came out of the goal and Bogoljub Ristić tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bogoljub Ristić scored 1-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Velislav Kandov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kahro Branković struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Velislav Kandov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FISHBONE 06. Feliks Vuklišević could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Velislav Kandov made a huge save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kahro Branković stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kahro Branković struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Velislav Kandov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FISHBONE 06. Velislav Kandov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bogoljub Ristić's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Miron Husanović made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Velko Lambov sent off a good shot on target. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Velislav Kandov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kahro Branković in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Vasil Karastoyanov hit a great ball. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Velko Lambov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 65th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dobromir Gruychev's late challenge caught a FISHBONE 06's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dobromir Gruychev helped the player get up and apologised. Dobromir Gruychev kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71stth minute of the game Bogoljub Ristić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Velislav Kandov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nenko Mladzhov charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nenko Mladzhov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Nenko Mladzhov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Velko Lambov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's supporters rose to their feet, but Velko Lambov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miron Husanović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the game, Bogoljub Ristić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Velislav Kandov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edubekir Hercegovac fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Velislav Kandov having to interfere. Velislav Kandov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogoljub Ristić, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th match minute, FISHBONE 06 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faik Vulić to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 97 minutes, Trendafil Etimov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trendafil Etimov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FISHBONE 06 fans cheered their team off the field, for while ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.