Challenge

Gurbanovtsi Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 4th play minutes Trifon Stolarov shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Alexander Higgins and just under the crossbar into goal. Ashton Nelson's late challenge caught a FC Gurbanovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ashton Nelson helped the player get up and apologised. Ashton Nelson kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Trifon Stolarov took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Alexander Higgins to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th play minute Trifon Stolarov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alexander Higgins. 3-0. Fletcher Main got in the 17th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Izydor Anszczak handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, FC Gurbanovtsi's Ognyan Kurudzhiev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. In the 26th minute, Nedko Vatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 29 minutes into the match, Evstati Kiradzhiyski notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Trifon Stolarov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Alexander Higgins when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 38th minute, Robert McNeill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Timur Achuev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 39th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ognyan Kurudzhiev in the 40th minute of play. Kayden Ward kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. FC Gurbanovtsi's Timur Achuev shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alexander Higgins but with some difficulty. 42 minutes into the match, Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trifon Stolarov. Trifon Stolarov came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alexander Higgins could save by the left post. 47 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Ognyan Kurudzhiev came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trifon Stolarov in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Higgins prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 54th minute, Ognyan Kurudzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Gurbanovtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trifon Stolarov in the 56th minute of play. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Gurbanovtsi's Ognyan Kurudzhiev. But to his dismay, Ognyan Kurudzhiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trifon Stolarov in the 63rd minute of play. Alexander Higgins didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Trifon Stolarov went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Vatov in the 76th minute of play. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Achuev in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Ognyan Kurudzhiev came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 minutes, Bone Rochev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Gurbanovtsi and the Scotland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bone Rochev kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Bone Rochev came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Trifon Stolarov came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC Gurbanovtsi 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 Trifon Stolarov couldn't finish the play. In the 87th minute Trifon Stolarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Gurbanovtsi fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when FC Gurbanovtsi's Nedko Vatov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 12-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Ognyan Kurudzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Gurbanovtsi had played much better football throughout.