National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ákos Lévai got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Endre Berki in the 3rd minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Velizar Bozhilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Bulgaria's Velizar Bozhilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Bulgaria from getting a goal against them. U21 Hungary's Vilmos Barabás played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chudomir Pelov in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Chudomir Pelov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vilmos Barabás was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Zsolt Bartha hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Velizar Bozhilov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Endre Berki in the 29th minute of the match. Velizar Bozhilov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lajos Kovács's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. U21 Bulgaria's Velizar Bozhilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Bulgaria from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lajos Kovács in the 40th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Velizar Bozhilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the U21 Hungary defense, Chudomir Pelov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vilmos Barabás. The U21 Hungary fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vilmos Barabás should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute Zsolt Bartha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velizar Bozhilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lajos Kovács's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Velizar Bozhilov was relentless in the 48th minute of the game.

Fotyo Dyukmedzhiev in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vilmos Barabás, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vilmos Barabás made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fotyo Dyukmedzhiev in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute Örs Pataky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velizar Bozhilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Endre Berki didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Hungary's Péter Varga was substituted for Ákos Lévai. Endre Berki hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Chudomir Pelov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Vilmos Barabás tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, U21 Hungary's Zsolt Bartha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Velizar Bozhilov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Soma Szűcs replaced Attila Kulcsár. U21 Hungary's Máté Simkó was substituted for Zsolt Bartha. In the 79th minute Endre Berki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velizar Bozhilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Vilmos Barabás had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chudomir Pelov. Vilmos Barabás showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chudomir Pelov, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 83 minutes U21 Hungary's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Karamfil Gúlov who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Tihomir Todorchev heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Vilmos Barabás made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dencho Glishev in the 84th minute. Velizar Bozhilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Péter Varga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the game, U21 Hungary's Péter Varga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Velizar Bozhilov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Chudomir Pelov got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The U21 Hungary supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Bulgaria's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Bulgaria.