U23 League

Stadion Pod mohylou
Spectators: 177 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Prudencio Elequemedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antonín Škoda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blagoy Gyulemetov, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Prudencio Elequemedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romeo Sierra. FC BerserkerS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Prudencio Elequemedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 14 minutes into the game, Blagoy Gyulemetov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC BerserkerS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lex Academy the free kick. In the 14th match minute, FC BerserkerS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagoy Gyulemetov to maneuver through the defense. Lex Academy's Antonín Škoda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blagoy Gyulemetov in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Naum Kaplanov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Antonín Škoda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Antonín Škoda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blagoy Gyulemetov's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Antonín Škoda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blagoy Gyulemetov in the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, Lex Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anton Hlavnička to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Blagoy Gyulemetov came free, but Antonín Škoda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes in the game, Blagoy Gyulemetov dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Antonín Škoda came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FC BerserkerS's Blagoy Gyulemetov. But to his dismay, Blagoy Gyulemetov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 41 minutes, Prudencio Elequemedo made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC BerserkerS's Romeo Sierra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the game, FC BerserkerS's Blagoy Gyulemetov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonín Škoda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitar Berbatov to make the kick off. The supporters of FC BerserkerS booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Němeček didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prudencio Elequemedo in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Sierra saved FC BerserkerS from getting behind. 59 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's Prudencio Elequemedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romeo Sierra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. FC BerserkerS made a substitution. Tencho Ogoyski replaced Naum Kaplanov. FC BerserkerS's Stoyadin Hrusanov was substituted for Dimitar Berbatov. 66 minutes into the game, Delyan Chulin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lex Academy's Lubomír Heřman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 67th minute Anton Hlavnička shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Sierra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stoyadin Hrusanov got free with Antonín Škoda in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stoyadin Hrusanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Antonín Škoda managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when FC BerserkerS's Tencho Ogoyski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Antonín Škoda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stoyadin Hrusanov's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Romeo Sierra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prudencio Elequemedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Romeo Sierra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prudencio Elequemedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Antonín Škoda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tencho Ogoyski, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 92 minutes of play, Lex Academy's Prudencio Elequemedo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeo Sierra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lex Academy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.