Friendly League

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adrian Kolikovski started the match with the kick off. Edorta Quintas scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nasko Batoev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 8 minutes into the game, one of Опълченците:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Опълченците's goalkeeper Nasko Batoev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Neno Kechedzhiev was shown his second yellow card after 14 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 14th minute, Neno Kechedzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Gabríel Cristofor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izaltina FAD's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabríel Cristofor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasko Batoev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrian Kolikovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rony de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Edorta Quintas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Izaltina FAD getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. José Vítor Duarte hit a great ball. Izaltina FAD's Rony de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoyadin Halembakov in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goal looked a bit too open when Neymar Santos came free, but Nasko Batoev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edorta Quintas in the 34th minute of play forced Опълченците's goalkeeper Nasko Batoev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neymar Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nasko Batoev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Izaltina FAD's Rony de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoyadin Halembakov in the 38th minute of play. Edorta Quintas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th match minute, Опълченците was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzolo Predov to maneuver through the defense. Nasko Batoev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabríel Cristofor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edorta Quintas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the game, Adrian Kolikovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rony de Medeiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nasko Batoev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Neymar Santos went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 59 minutes into the match, Neymar Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nasko Batoev. Опълченците's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Neymar Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. José Vítor Duarte could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Nasko Batoev made a huge save. Edorta Quintas took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nasko Batoev. Nasko Batoev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Nasko Batoev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neymar Santos in the 68th minute of play. Опълченците's Adrian Kolikovski got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabríel Cristofor in the 73rd minute of play forced Опълченците's goalkeeper Nasko Batoev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabríel Cristofor came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nasko Batoev could save by the left post. With a little luck, Опълченците's Nasko Batoev got control of the ball when Edorta Quintas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Izaltina FAD booed when Опълченците was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velin Ilev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Tzolo Predov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nasko Batoev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neymar Santos in the 82nd minute. Velin Ilev charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Velin Ilev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Опълченците's Velin Ilev got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 88 minutes into the match, Neymar Santos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nasko Batoev, 1-6. 93 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goalkeeper Nasko Batoev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabríel Cristofor. Nasko Batoev didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 97th minute, which inside left pole to 1-7. When the match was over Izaltina FAD could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Опълченците throughout the match.