U23 League

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) FC Ouagadougou National's Chris-George Elssen 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rostislav Donovski in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl Laureys saved FC Ouagadougou National from getting behind. After 16 played minutes FC Ouagadougou National got a freekick which was hit by Anthony De Mijer. In the 23rd minute, Lazar Galanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Бенковски Тетевен fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. FC Ouagadougou National's Karl Laureys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Donovski in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rostislav Donovski got free with Karl Laureys in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, Paun Gaydarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Mircho Bochev. Karl Laureys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Donovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Lazar Galanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karl Laureys. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lazar Galanov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55th minute, Chris-George Elssen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zlatan Dzhubeliev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 61 minutes, Vince Matthijs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ouagadougou National and the Бенковски Тетевен players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Vince Matthijs hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rostislav Donovski in the 68th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Karl Laureys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rostislav Donovski in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Karl Laureys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lazar Galanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the FC Ouagadougou National defense, Paun Gaydarski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Laureys. The FC Ouagadougou National fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Laureys should have stopped the shot. In the 85th minute, Henri Sanders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.