Official Cup

ARENA OF PEACE
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignat Ficherov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivan Malmgren struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Serge Rigot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hallands Riviera. With a little luck, Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg got control of the ball when Yonko Isaev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Minior United booed when Hallands Riviera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Malmgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ivan Malmgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serge Rigot was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Hallands Riviera were awarded a corner. Adnan Kultigin went to the cornerflag to take it. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amanda Dahlin in the 19th minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Minior United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hallands Riviera:s goal. Alex Svanberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzoko Krachanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Sava Komitov in the 36th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hallands Riviera's Adnan Kultigin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Malmgren in the 37th minute of play forced Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Amanda Dahlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yavor Iskrenov during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes Minior United got a freekick which was hit by Yavor Iskrenov. The Minior United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hallands Riviera were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivan Malmgren made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Ivan Malmgren dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serge Rigot, 0-5. If Yonko Isaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Malmgren struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Serge Rigot didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hallands Riviera. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Malmgren in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Ivan Malmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serge Rigot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Ivan Malmgren notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Minior United's Serge Rigot. Serge Rigot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Yavor Iskrenov with Vladimir Baharov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 69th minute, Ivan Malmgren made a precise shot to the right of Serge Rigot. Minior United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. In the 76th minute, Ivan Malmgren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Serge Rigot. The goal made the score 0-9. Ivan Malmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Serge Rigot made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzoko Krachanov in the 80th minute of play forced Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hallands Riviera's Amanda Dahlin got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Minior United defense, Ivan Malmgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serge Rigot. The Minior United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serge Rigot should have stopped the shot. With his leg Serge Rigot managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Hallands Riviera's Ivan Malmgren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.