Official Cup

Troyan Stadion
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Mladen Balevski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Narciso Oinatz made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Mladen Balevski sent off a good shot on target. Narciso Oinatz was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Emil Manovski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emil Manovski really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guillermo Mitxaut in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tzvetan Pirinchev saved FC TROYAN from getting behind. 16 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's Guillermo Mitxaut sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tzvetan Pirinchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Nicolas Betadur got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Mitxaut in the 35th minute of play forced FC TROYAN's goalkeeper Tzvetan Pirinchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Prudencio Socorro hit a great ball. When Tomás Rami fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chorroarín's protests and gave Tomás Rami a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC TROYAN booed when Chorroarín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Rami didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guillermo Mitxaut to strike the kick off in the second half. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillermo Mitxaut, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 60 played minutes FC TROYAN got a freekick which was hit by Dimcho Kerelezov. After a defensive mix-up in FC TROYAN's zone, Guillermo Mitxaut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tzvetan Pirinchev came out of the goal and Guillermo Mitxaut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chorroarín made a substitution. Timoteo Arotza replaced Guillermo Mitxaut. Eustacio Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Tzvetan Pirinchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Dragomir Tanev put in a rough tackle. 69 minutes into the game, one of FC TROYAN:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Matey Ilev might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Narciso Oinatz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matey Ilev ran back to his position shaking his head. FC TROYAN's Tzvetan Pirinchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save FC TROYAN from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matey Ilev during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Diegotxe. In the 81st minute Mladen Balevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC TROYAN's Tzvetan Pirinchev got control of the ball when Tomás Rami tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Arotza in the 87th minute of play. After 90 minutes FC TROYAN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rubén Vilchez who took care of the corner kick. In the 92nd minute Mladen Balevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Tzvetan Pirinchev throw himself and got hold of the ball when Timoteo Arotza in the 93rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 94th match minute, FC TROYAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Shtonov to maneuver through the defense. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Arotza in the 96th minute of the match. 99 minutes into the match, Eustacio Romero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tzvetan Pirinchev, 1-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chorroarín walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.