National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Zarb started the match with the kick off. Vihar Hrusanov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Saviour Maurin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 7 minutes into the game, Vihar Hrusanov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Saviour Maurin. Vihar Hrusanov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Gruyo Arbov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Saviour Maurin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gruyo Arbov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saviour Maurin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vihar Hrusanov's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Vihar Hrusanov put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Saviour Maurin. The audience was convinced that Vihar Hrusanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saviour Maurin was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The supporters of U21 Malta booed when U21 Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitko Seymenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmel Cauchi Inglott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boycho Kamenarski having to interfere. In the 25th minute Vihar Hrusanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saviour Maurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rdth minute of the game Sebastian Zarb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Bulgaria's Boycho Kamenarski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th match minute, U21 Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haralampi Nedoklanov to maneuver through the defense. Carmel Cauchi Inglott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boycho Kamenarski having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Vihar Hrusanov made the kick off in the second half. Saviour Maurin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vihar Hrusanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saviour Maurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vihar Hrusanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to U21 Malta getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Sebastian Ronsisvalle hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Vihar Hrusanov notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of U21 Malta's Saviour Maurin. Saviour Maurin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vihar Hrusanov in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Malta's goalkeeper Saviour Maurin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65thth minute of the game Gruyo Arbov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Malta's Saviour Maurin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The U21 Bulgaria fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when U21 Bulgaria's Vihar Hrusanov 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. U21 Bulgaria's Belcho Asyov was substituted for Gruyo Arbov. U21 Bulgaria's Zanko Perev was substituted for Asparuh Sretenov. The audience was convinced that Vihar Hrusanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saviour Maurin was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Malta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zlatko Bondikov was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Bulgaria's players had a chance to rest. Saviour Maurin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Belcho Asyov went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Boycho Kamenarski made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Sebastian Zarb sent off a good shot on target. Saviour Maurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitko Seymenov, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Zanko Perev hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Zanko Perev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the U21 Malta defense, Vihar Hrusanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saviour Maurin. The U21 Malta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saviour Maurin should have stopped the shot. In the 91stth minute of the game Vihar Hrusanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Malta's Saviour Maurin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Bulgaria fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Malta had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.