National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Arhangel Domovchiyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Gabriele Love tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 played minutes U21 Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Dobrin Súbotinov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Bărbânță in the 15th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Strahil Novkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Strahil Novkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vali Bărbânță in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Mihăilă in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Strahil Novkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Strahil Novkov had great luck who in the 17thth minute grab hold of the ball when Valentin Mihăilă from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After taking down the ball on U21 Romania's corner Labaran Labanauskas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Strahil Novkov quite easily take care of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Geno Vakarelski came free, but Gabriele Love reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriele Love made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arhangel Domovchiyski in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Bântu came free, but Strahil Novkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When U21 Bulgaria's Nikolay Zhalov in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Romania's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Arhangel Domovchiyski came free, but Gabriele Love reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 minutes, Gheorghe Topală mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Romania and the U21 Bulgaria players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Gheorghe Topală hit a great ball. Gabriele Love took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arhangel Domovchiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Romania's Gabriele Love played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arhangel Domovchiyski in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute Arhangel Domovchiyski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriele Love saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Dobrin Súbotinov got a free kick in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Mihăilă in the 43rd minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Strahil Novkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Strahil Novkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Labaran Labanauskas in the 46th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Valentin Mihăilă made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Mihăilă in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Strahil Novkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. U21 Romania's Gabriele Love proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Romania from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 57 in the game by Arhangel Domovchiyski from a close distance when the talented Gabriele Love managed to make a qualified save. U21 Romania's players were relieved. U21 Bulgaria's Miladin Kirichkov was substituted for Geno Vakarelski. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Tzocho Konovski replaced Arhangel Domovchiyski. Tzocho Konovski kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tzocho Konovski hit a great ball. Strahil Novkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, U21 Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zanko Margitov to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 Romania getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Florin Bobariu hit a great ball. Miladin Kirichkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriele Love read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Robert Beniuc hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Robert Beniuc. In the 94th minute, King Scorpio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Strahil Novkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.