Friendly League

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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bratan Kalinov made the kick off and thus started the match. Germano Gerber took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivelin Matkov. Ivelin Matkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 8th minute of the match Ronaldinho Andrade shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivelin Matkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Опълченците's Roman Karabachiyski got a free kick in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Teodoro França notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Опълченците's Ivelin Matkov. Ivelin Matkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Teodoro França's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivelin Matkov was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeca Siqueira in the 17th minute of play forced Опълченците's goalkeeper Ivelin Matkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lulcho Zaimov during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ivelin Matkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ivelin Matkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Germano Gerber in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivelin Matkov saved Опълченците from getting behind. Ivelin Matkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Gerber in the 31st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Germano Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Audax Metropolitano's supporters rose to their feet, but Germano Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivelin Matkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the match, Alix Vance notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Опълченците's Ivelin Matkov. Ivelin Matkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 46th minute Teodoro França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivelin Matkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Clube Audax Metropolitano were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alix Vance stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ivelin Matkov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teodoro França showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 56 minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goalkeeper Ivelin Matkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodoro França. Ivelin Matkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alix Vance in the 61st minute of play. Ivelin Matkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alix Vance in the 61st minute of the match. After 63 played minutes Опълченците got a freekick which was hit by Lulcho Zaimov. A hard shot by Ronaldinho Andrade from long distance, 64 minutes into the match, got Ivelin Matkov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Germano Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Clube Audax Metropolitano 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 Germano Gerber couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Hristofor Asenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ganyo Salmov struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Falcão Severo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Опълченците. Ivelin Matkov was a little too slow when Teodoro França got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 0-7. Bratan Kalinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.