National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) With a little luck, U21 Poland's Teobald Swoboda got control of the ball when Kiril Milanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dencho Handzhiyski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Teobald Swoboda firmly grabbed it by the left post. Teobald Swoboda made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Kiril Milanov sent off a good shot on target. Stanislav Ilkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Cichowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Genadi Bozhilski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Teobald Swoboda made a huge save. In the 25th minute, Evstati Evdokiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Bulgaria's zone, Gwidon Wykowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Ilkov came out of the goal and Gwidon Wykowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stanislav Ilkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Cichowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 28th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Brytan to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Kiril Milanov got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 37th minute Gwidon Wykowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislav Ilkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kazimierz Ferfecki hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the game, Gabriel Chuklev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Bulgaria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Poland the free kick. Waclaw Barna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Bulgaria's Stanislav Ilkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waclaw Barna in the 48th minute of play.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gwidon Wykowski made a kick off. Stanislav Ilkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Cichowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match, Waclaw Barna tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stanislav Ilkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Stanislav Ilkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Cichowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Bulgaria's Stanislav Ilkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Brytan in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, U21 Bulgaria's Evstati Evdokiev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Evstati Evdokiev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Bulgaria protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Evstati Evdokiev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Evstati Evdokiev hit a great ball. After 60 minutes of play, U21 Poland's Waldemar Skirzynski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanislav Ilkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gabriel Chuklev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teobald Swoboda having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Kiril Milanov came free, but Teobald Swoboda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kiril Milanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Tzoko Frangov replaced Gabriel Chuklev. Stanislav Ilkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waclaw Barna in the 75th minute of play. Teobald Swoboda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzvyatko Michkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. U21 Bulgaria were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after U21 Poland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tzoko Frangov took the corner. Stanislav Ilkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes U21 Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Dencho Handzhiyski. In a very dangerous position, a player in U21 Bulgaria fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! In the 85th minute there was a penalty for U21 Poland. Waldemar Skirzynski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stanislav Ilkov. 1-2. Sebastian Franzik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Stanislav Ilkov made a huge save. Stanislav Ilkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waclaw Barna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanislav Ilkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waclaw Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. With a little luck, U21 Bulgaria's Stanislav Ilkov got control of the ball when Sebastian Franzik tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Poland had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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