Friendly League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michel Haaland kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Haaland came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denimir Tzonkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelinho Barral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denimir Tzonkov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 9th minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Haaland came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 12th minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelinho Barral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the VN BAKITO defense, Hulk Speed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. The VN BAKITO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruslan Rúklyov should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelinho Barral. That made the score 1-1 after 18 minutes of play. In the 21st minute Denimir Tzonkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 23rd minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Haaland blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruslan Rúklyov having to make a save. Roceira SC's Marcelinho Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Roceira SC's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Marcelinho Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcelinho Barral made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Denimir Tzonkov sent off a good shot on target. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ksawery Winnicki in the 35th minute of play. Nilmar Trigo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute of the match Blagoy Banovski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcelinho Barral showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Roceira SC's Marcelinho Barral got control of the ball when Gerasim Berberov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denimir Tzonkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelinho Barral having to make a save. Denimir Tzonkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Marcelinho Barral made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denimir Tzonkov was the one to do the kick off. Denimir Tzonkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelinho Barral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Roceira SC's goalkeeper Marcelinho Barral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. VN BAKITO's Rusi Plochev was substituted for Isaac Constancio. 63 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michel Haaland. In the 68thth minute of the game Ksawery Winnicki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute Roceira SC were awarded a corner. Michel Haaland went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ksawery Winnicki in the 71st minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Gerasim Berberov got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 80 minutes into the match, Roceira SC's goal looked a bit too open when Rusi Plochev came free, but Marcelinho Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerasim Berberov hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the VN BAKITO defense, Hulk Speed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. The VN BAKITO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruslan Rúklyov should have stopped the shot. Marcelinho Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denimir Tzonkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelinho Barral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denimir Tzonkov went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Despite being the better team, Roceira SC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.