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National Stadium
Spectators: 10303 (Terracing: 7728, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Jaime Pombo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute Chepe Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viden Lambev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Colombia's Thibaut Courtois got control of the ball when Svetlin Milovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Milovski came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes U21 Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Arias. Svetlin Milovski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thibaut Courtois firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Boychinov in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Svetlin Milovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thibaut Courtois. The goal made the score 1-0. Viden Lambev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Pombo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match U21 Colombia got a corner. U21 Bulgaria's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Justino Albizuri ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mihail Nenkovs short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Thibaut Courtois to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 40th minute Valkan Branski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svetlin Milovski. Nike Neymar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Svetlin Milovski scored 2-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibaut Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, U21 Bulgaria's Viden Lambev got control of the ball when Jaime Pombo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Colombia's Jhonny Ramírez got a free kick in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Bulgaria's zone, Jaime Pombo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viden Lambev came out of the goal and Jaime Pombo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Colombia's Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valkan Branski in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute, Jhonny Ramírez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Nasko Ivanov replaced Valkan Branski. In the 76th match minute, U21 Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jhonny Ramírez to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of U21 Colombia booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svetlin Bokov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nike Neymar didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetlin Milovski in the 82nd minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match, Jaime Pombo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Viden Lambev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 84 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Milovski came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Pombo's late challenge caught a U21 Bulgaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Pombo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to U21 Colombia getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Jaime Pombo hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Boychinov came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Pombo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Viden Lambev made a huge save. When Alexi Tropchev fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Bulgaria's protests and gave Alexi Tropchev a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Alexi Tropchev got a free kick in the 95th minute. U21 Bulgaria's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.