National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vanko Tinev got the match started through his kick off. Diego Forlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Alvarado came free, but Slavi Nedev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nedko Dzhamalov scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Parker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Bulgaria's Slavi Nedev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Forlan in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Diego Alvarado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Nedev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vanko Tinev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. U21 Bulgaria's Slavi Nedev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammad Westbrook in the 17th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vance Boyle during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 18th minute, Vance Boyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roland Parker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedko Dzhamalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nedko Dzhamalov in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roland Parker saved U21 United States from getting behind. Slavi Nedev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Forlan in the 21st minute of play. Nedko Dzhamalov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roland Parker came out and tried to block the shot, but Nedko Dzhamalov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 24th minute. Slavi Nedev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Forlan in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Dennis Horton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes, Vanko Tinev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Bulgaria and the U21 United States players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Vanko Tinev hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, U21 United States's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Dzhamalov came free, but Roland Parker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Alvarado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nedko Dzhamalov scored 3-0 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Parker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roland Parker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Dzhamalov in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mohammad Westbrook stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nedko Dzhamalov in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roland Parker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Alvarado in the 55th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Slavi Nedev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roland Parker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Dzhamalov in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Mohammad Westbrook shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Nedev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 63 minutes on the clock, Momchil Tegarkov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 62 minutes into the game, one of U21 Bulgaria:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. U21 Bulgaria's Raycho Balev got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nano Postolov scored 4-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Parker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roland Parker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedko Dzhamalov in the 78th minute of the match. Slavi Nedev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammad Westbrook in the 80th minute of the match. Nedko Dzhamalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Roland Parker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Mohammad Westbrook shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Nedev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Forlan got free with Slavi Nedev in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute Nedko Dzhamalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Parker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Horton in the 89th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Slavi Nedev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Bennett Howell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Nedev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Bulgaria had won after a very even match.
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