Official Cup

Gigante A
Spectators: 8820 (Terracing: 6616, Seating: 2028, VIP seats: 176) Ripa FC's Fabio Guerrero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eloy Jeraldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Dobrin Beremov made a huge save. Gergin Bogoev charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gergin Bogoev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 minutes, Grisha Dragulev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the Ripa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gergin Bogoev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Eloy Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Jeraldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dobrin Beremov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabio Guerrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Miro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toni Nenchev in the 12th minute of play. Dobrin Beremov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Guerrero in the 14th minute. Martin Miro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Nenchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nano Mitrashkov came free, but Martin Miro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rumen Dzhananov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Eloy Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Jeraldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dobrin Beremov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dobrin Beremov was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Fabio Guerrero capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabio Guerrero really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toni Nenchev in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Miro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Boncho Zhilev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Miro. Ripa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boncho Zhilev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Igor Vela did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Dobrin Beremov 36 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Marcos Gagriel got a free kick in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Nano Mitrashkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. DARAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Nano Mitrashkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Miro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Iliya Kasabov got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Boncho Zhilev notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Ripa FC's Martin Miro. Martin Miro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Eloy Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Jeraldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dobrin Beremov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dobrin Beremov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Guerrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Miro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nano Mitrashkov in the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ripa FC's Martin Miro got control of the ball when Boncho Zhilev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 80 minutes, Fabio Guerrero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ripa FC and the DARAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Guerrero to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Guerrero kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Nano Mitrashkov's late challenge caught a Ripa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nano Mitrashkov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nano Mitrashkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ripa FC's Martin Miro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nano Mitrashkov in the 85th minute of play. Svetoslav Hrulev kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match.

The DARAS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing DARAS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.