U18 League

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chris-George Elssen made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Ouagadougou National! Zdravko Deninski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris-George Elssen in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Chris-George Elssen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdravko Deninski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute Vancho Bilev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbe Van Der Taelen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Ouagadougou National defense, Chavdar Arabadzhiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robbe Van Der Taelen. The FC Ouagadougou National fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robbe Van Der Taelen should have stopped the shot. Zdravko Deninski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Koen Van Hecke showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 21 minute of play. Robbe Van Der Taelen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stoyadin Vezirski went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Zdravko Deninski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koen Van Hecke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match, Chris-George Elssen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zdravko Deninski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The FC LEVSKI ОК fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when FC LEVSKI ОК's Chavdar Arabadzhiev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Ouagadougou National's Robbe Van Der Taelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chavdar Arabadzhiev in the 41st minute of play. Vancho Bilev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robbe Van Der Taelen having to make a save. If Chris-George Elssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vancho Bilev was the one to do the kick off. Robbe Van Der Taelen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stoyadin Vezirski in the 57th minute. Robbe Van Der Taelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vancho Bilev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 62 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by Radko Bibin. FC LEVSKI ОК's Zdravko Deninski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris-George Elssen in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goal looked a bit too open when Chris-George Elssen came free, but Zdravko Deninski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC LEVSKI ОК's Zdravko Deninski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koen Van Hecke in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Stavri Drakev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robbe Van Der Taelen. The goal made the score 1-5. Zdravko Deninski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris-George Elssen in the 76th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Chris-George Elssen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zdravko Deninski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. 83 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Robbe Van Der Taelen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chavdar Arabadzhiev. After 87 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by Stanyo Batoev. Bryan Van Haeght recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zdravko Deninski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koen Van Hecke in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris-George Elssen in the 96th minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Zdravko Deninski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.