Prized/Friendly Cup

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dimitar Berbatov made the kick off and thus started the match. A sloppy throw-in by Matey Matakiev in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Crusaders of Dark's Ildefonso Orlondo. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Krasimir Mishovski to make any attempt to save it. A throw-in in the 14th minute of the game was made by Jordi Alba with Matey Matakiev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Facundo Nazario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Krasimir Mishovski. Krasimir Mishovski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Krasimir Mishovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Krasimir Mishovski didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 32nd minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. When Facundo Nazario came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv 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 Facundo Nazario couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute of the match Crusaders of Dark got a corner. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dochko Razpopov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Crusaders of Dark's Eivind Lundemo to a score. 4-0 in the 40th minute. Krasimir Mishovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Vallo Lööper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krasimir Mishovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 47th minute of the match. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Facundo Nazario to strike the kick off in the second half. Dimitar Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Facundo Nazario came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv 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 Facundo Nazario couldn't finish the play. Totyo Popisakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Nazario in the 61st minute of the match. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Krasimir Mishovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Facundo Nazario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Nazario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Totyo Popisakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eligio Rojas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Krasimir Mishovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Dimitar Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Crusaders of Dark 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 Dimitar Berbatov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 82 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crusaders of Dark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitar Berbatov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lokomotiv Plovdiv! The referee gave Crusaders of Dark a penalty, 86 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dochko Razpopov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krasimir Mishovski. 5-0. Jiang Bing Yi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Dimitar Berbatov 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. Krasimir Mishovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Vallo Lööper kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Crusaders of Dark fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lokomotiv Plovdiv had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.