Official Cup

Legion Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ignacy Penc got the match started through his kick off. Bogdan Kondov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Paco Dean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Violet Skerlev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Czeslaw Kostrzewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Biser Mihailov having to interfere. Czeslaw Banan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Biser Mihailov firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 16th minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Dean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Violet Skerlev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paco Dean made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Violet Skerlev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paco Dean narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Biser Mihailov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Festas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacy Penc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Biser Mihailov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Festas in the 26th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Biser Mihailov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Tzeno Budakov. Violet Skerlev scored 0-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paco Dean, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The MKS Legion Częstochowa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tolis Lazaridis was the one to do the kick off. Biser Mihailov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Naskrent in the 52nd minute of the match. Paco Dean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolis Lazaridis in the 54th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Valter Festas in the 55th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Violet Skerlev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bogdan Kondov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bogdan Kondov couldn't finish the play. Bogdan Kondov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Czeslaw Banan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Biser Mihailov was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 77 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Zachary Naskrent. In the 82nd minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Dean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Violet Skerlev struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Paco Dean didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. After 88 minutes, Bogdan Kondov made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Paco Dean tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Tolis Lazaridis got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Violet Skerlev hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.