Challenge

Berkovtsi St
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zac O'Donnell got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Valentin Zlatkov notched a goal, 1-0, 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. 8 minutes into the game, Valentin Zlatkov lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Alexander Higgins. FC Berkovtsi's Valcho Hadzhiatanasov got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milko Gargov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zac O'Donnell, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Zlatkov came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Scotland's Alexander Higgins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Scotland from getting a goal against them. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zlatkov in the 20th minute of the match. Milko Gargov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert McNeill, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Velizar Stavrev struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Alexander Higgins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Berkovtsi. In the 31st minute, Valeri Buchkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Valcho Hadzhiatanasov came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Scotland's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Valcho Hadzhiatanasov 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov. But to his dismay, Valentin Zlatkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Alexander Higgins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Zlatkov's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Alexander Higgins made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Ezequiel Endira sent off a good shot on target. Alexander Higgins was a little too slow when Valentin Zlatkov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 5-0. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valentin Zlatkov was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valcho Hadzhiatanasov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Higgins didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Penyo Karatodorov hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Velizar Stavrev 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. When Tzocho Pastirov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC Berkovtsi 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 Tzocho Pastirov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 64 minutes, Zac O'Donnell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Scotland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zac O'Donnell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute, Valentin Zlatkov 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 7-0. Valentin Zlatkov scored 8-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Strahil Stoilov in the 74th minute of play. Zac O'Donnell's late challenge caught a FC Berkovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zac O'Donnell helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Zac O'Donnell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Velizar Stavrev sped through Scotland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. In the 86th minute Strahil Stoilov 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. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valcho Hadzhiatanasov in the 87th minute of play. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zlatkov in the 88th minute of the match. Ezequiel Endira scored 11-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ashton Nelson charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ashton Nelson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ashton Nelson hit a great ball. After 96th play minutes Valentin Zlatkov shot 12-0, a short shot which went by Alexander Higgins and just under the crossbar into goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Berkovtsi fully deserved thier win.