Official Cup

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dido Vanev kicked off to start the match. Yiğit Haşmetli might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lilko Timov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yiğit Haşmetli ran back to his position shaking his head. Hong Feng Jian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Frits Lenoir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Hong Feng Jian was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 9th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Benet Rano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frits Lenoir having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 20th minute of play forced Indiana University's goalkeeper Frits Lenoir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hong Feng Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Frits Lenoir made a huge save. After 23 minutes Indiana University's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marian Todorov who took care of the corner kick. Benet Rano was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Dido Vanev did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Frits Lenoir 32 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hong Feng Jian got free with Frits Lenoir in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frits Lenoir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dido Vanev, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Hong Feng Jian got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lilko Timov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yiğit Haşmetli went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Mustafa Kemal Akman hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Todorov in the 55th minute of play forced Indiana University's goalkeeper Frits Lenoir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frits Lenoir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benet Rano, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Frits Lenoir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Todorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Indiana University's goal looked a bit too open when Hong Feng Jian came free, but Frits Lenoir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Devlet Aydın hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Marian Todorov tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Indiana University was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özalp Haliloğlu to maneuver through the defense. Hong Feng Jian struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Frits Lenoir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN SOKOLI-VARNA. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Dido Vanev 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Frits Lenoir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when Indiana University was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orhan Seyfi Kumanbay didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Aykut Kocaman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lilko Timov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aykut Kocaman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.