Prized/Friendly Cup

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ovidio Lizbeth got the match started through his kick off. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ovidio Lizbeth sped through DARAS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matey Trashliev. 11 minutes into the game, Alek Rangachev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DARAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA the free kick. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alek Rangachev hit a great ball. The supporters of DARAS booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Madera didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Ovidio Lizbeth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delmiro Arlo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as DARAS's Marko Kyulafliev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Salvador Incendio. That made the score 1-1 after 25 minutes of play. In the 28th minute, Felipe Gaxan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Ovidio Lizbeth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Trashliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alek Rangachev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Pablo Madera broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Ovidio Lizbeth might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matey Trashliev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ovidio Lizbeth ran back to his position shaking his head. Salvador Incendio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boncho Zhilev in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felipe Gaxan during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Felipe Gaxan got a free kick in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Boncho Zhilev came free, but Salvador Incendio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Incendio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boncho Zhilev in the 56th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Ovidio Lizbeth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Trashliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Boncho Zhilev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Incendio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The DARAS fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when DARAS's Boncho Zhilev 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antim Karamanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Madera in the 73rd minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Ambrosio Urki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ambrosio Urki 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 76th minute, Grisha Dragulev 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. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Nedyalko Berberov hit a great ball. Nedyalko Berberov charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nedyalko Berberov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 80th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedyalko Berberov to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the game, Delmiro Arlo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DARAS the free kick. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Delmiro Arlo got a free kick in the 81st minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Salvador Incendio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boncho Zhilev in the 85th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ovidio Lizbeth got free with Matey Trashliev in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Pablo Madera fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's protests and gave Pablo Madera a yellow card for diving instead. Pablo Madera hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.