National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10303 (Terracing: 7728, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Bulgaria's Iliyan Planinski 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. Bozhil Gavazki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lartaun Abellaneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Bolivia's Mauricio Soria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamen Rúklyov in the 4th minute of play. Erauso Abel charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erauso Abel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Mauricio Soria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iliyan Planinski. 12 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Stamen Rúklyov came free, but Mauricio Soria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stamen Rúklyov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mauricio Soria came out and tried to block the shot, but Stamen Rúklyov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Mauricio Soria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamen Rúklyov in the 20th minute of play. Mauricio Soria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stamen Rúklyov in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, U21 Bulgaria's Tzonko Gogov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Bozhil Gavazki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dolfo Abaunza, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute Matey Zachev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Soria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauricio Soria was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stamen Rúklyov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 38 minute of play. In the 41st minute, Tzonko Gogov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Bulgaria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Zapryan Baykushev hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lartaun Abellaneda was the one to do the kick off. U21 Bolivia's Dolfo Abaunza got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mauricio Soria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iliyan Planinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Matey Zachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 58 minutes, Tzonko Gogov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Bulgaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzonko Gogov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Marian Noev replaced Tzonyo Nankov. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Bozhil Gavazki successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. U21 Bolivia's Lazcano Abella was substituted for Bernard Abadia. In the 64th minute of the match U21 Bolivia 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. Ermegildo Abarca ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led U21 Bolivia's Ermegildo Abarca to fire away a dangerous shot which Bozhil Gavazki despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 65th minute, Marko Krumov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Zapryan Baykushev hit a great ball. Zapryan Baykushev hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Mauricio Soria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ginyo Nushev in the 72nd minute of play. Bozhil Gavazki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lartaun Abellaneda in the 74th minute of the match. When U21 Bulgaria's Tzonko Gogov in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Bolivia's goalie prevented a goal. Mauricio Soria stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tzonko Gogov's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 82nd match minute, U21 Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhelyo Pochekanski to maneuver through the defense. U21 Bolivia's Mauricio Soria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ginyo Nushev in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzonko Gogov didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Bolivia's Mario Abaurre was substituted for Erauso Abel. In the 92nd match minute, U21 Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roi Abarca to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ginyo Nushev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Soria was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. 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.