Official Cup

Dobravi Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After a defensive mix-up in Gavião Kyikatejê's zone, Mincho Krivoshiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Innes McWalter came out of the goal and Mincho Krivoshiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 5 minutes into the match, CSKA Dobravi's goal looked a bit too open when Rod Reidfurd came free, but Hristo Karakolev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergus McGhee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hristo Karakolev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, CSKA Dobravi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arhangel Yonchev to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Mincho Krivoshiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bob McMillan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Velyo Radoykov struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Innes McWalter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Dobravi. Innes McWalter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mincho Krivoshiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gavião Kyikatejê's Innes McWalter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Gavião Kyikatejê from getting a goal against them. After 33 minutes, Blair Armstrong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gavião Kyikatejê and the CSKA Dobravi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Gavião Kyikatejê was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blair Armstrong to maneuver through the defense. Innes McWalter was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Borislav Hristakiev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Borislav Hristakiev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Velyo Radoykov made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blair Armstrong in the 53rd minute of play forced CSKA Dobravi's goalkeeper Hristo Karakolev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gavião Kyikatejê getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Declan McInroy hit a great ball. Blair Armstrong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hristo Karakolev having to interfere. In the 58th minute Blair Armstrong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristo Karakolev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hristo Karakolev made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Rod Reidfurd sent off a good shot on target. 61 minutes into the match, Mincho Krivoshiev notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Gavião Kyikatejê's Innes McWalter. Innes McWalter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gerasim Ganchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Innes McWalter having to interfere. Innes McWalter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mincho Krivoshiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robin Laidlaw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Hristo Karakolev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to CSKA Dobravi getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Arhangel Yonchev hit a great ball. When Borislav Hristakiev came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the CSKA Dobravi 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 Borislav Hristakiev couldn't finish the play. Mincho Krivoshiev hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Innes McWalter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velyo Radoykov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the game, CSKA Dobravi's Borislav Hristakiev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Innes McWalter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Innes McWalter came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by CSKA Dobravi's Velyo Radoykov. But to his dismay, Velyo Radoykov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. CSKA Dobravi's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.