National Stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730,
Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) Svetlin Milovski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Heiko Follmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levent Boychinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Heiko Follmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Boychinov in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Boychinov in the 4th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heiko Follmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes of play, U21 Austria's Klaus Humpkamp made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Viden Lambev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 10 minutes U21 Bulgaria's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Klaus Humpkamp who took care of the corner kick. U21 Austria's Klaus Humpkamp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Viden Lambev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jan-Benedikt Brunsch struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Viden Lambev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Austria. In the 13th minute Levent Boychinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heiko Follmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jens Schellander kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Jan-Benedikt Brunsch kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Valkan Branski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Bokov came free, but Heiko Follmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Mark Mäe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Bulgaria's Viden Lambev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Benedikt Brunsch in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Viden Lambev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Austria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Svetlin Milovski was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Bulgaria's players had a chance to rest. 41 minutes into the match, Mark Mäe notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of U21 Bulgaria's Viden Lambev. Viden Lambev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 47 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Viden Lambev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Klaus Humpkamp. In the 48th minute Klaus Humpkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viden Lambev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Klaus Humpkamp to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Klaus Humpkamp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Bulgaria's Viden Lambev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Viden Lambev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaus Humpkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jan-Benedikt Brunsch managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Austria's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan-Benedikt Brunsch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viden Lambev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Heiko Follmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valkan Branski in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, U21 Bulgaria's Mihail Nenkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Heiko Follmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Volli Baller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Viden Lambev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viden Lambev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Brunsch, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 75th minute Klaus Humpkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viden Lambev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Bulgaria's Viden Lambev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaus Humpkamp in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Mäe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klaus Humpkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in U21 Austria fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! 96 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Nasko Ivanov came free, but Heiko Follmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heiko Follmann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexi Tropchev in the 98th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Austria fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Bulgaria had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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