Challenge

Berkovtsi St
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentin Zlatkov started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Leonhard Maier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonhard Maier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Berkovtsi getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Strahil Stoilov hit a great ball. Sandro Galishoff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Milko Gargov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Valentin Zlatkov put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fabio Auer. Fabio Auer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Velizar Stavrev in the 18th minute. FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Valentin Zlatkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Fabio Auer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Milko Gargov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Schneider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Valcho Hadzhiatanasov came up free with the goalie in the 38th 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 Valcho Hadzhiatanasov couldn't finish the play. Leonhard Maier kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valcho Hadzhiatanasov, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Leonhard Maier hit a great ball. FC Berkovtsi were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Austria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Velizar Stavrev took the corner. 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.

After having played for 55 minutes, Valentin Zlatkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Berkovtsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Zlatkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Austria's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Austria's Jonas Nalder got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 63 minutes of play, FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Auer was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee gave FC Berkovtsi a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Velizar Stavrev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Austria's Fabio Auer. 4-0. If Strahil Stoilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Berkovtsi's Valeri Buchkov got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Jonas Nalder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Marc Kronecker fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Austria's protests and gave Marc Kronecker a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Marc Kronecker hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Strahil Stoilov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Valentin Zlatkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valcho Hadzhiatanasov scored 8-0 in the 100th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Auer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Berkovtsi's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.