Official Cup

The wings of success
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Julian Ekialde got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Flavio Bazkoare hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Gebrev came free, but Roberto Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Gebrev. Roberto Abbondanzieri came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Valentin Gebrev. But to his dismay, Valentin Gebrev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yanislav Plachkov. Roberto Abbondanzieri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grozdan Grozev in the 18th minute. Grozdan Grozev succeeded in the game's 18th minute to get real power on a long shot . Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 2-0! Maximino Guillerme kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valentin Gebrev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Abbondanzieri was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Minko Búrnev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roberto Abbondanzieri, 3-0. Flavio Bazkoare took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Genko Dankin. SPARROWS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Genko Dankin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Ekialde in the 35th minute of play. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Gebrev, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 44th minute, Yanislav Plachkov made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Abbondanzieri. Venezia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Minko Búrnev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Venezia FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Flavio Bazkoare hit a great ball. Genko Dankin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tito Ramírez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the game, SPARROWS's Valentin Gebrev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Abbondanzieri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grozdan Grozev during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Grozdan Grozev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SPARROWS's Naycho Strashilov was substituted for Delyan Kovanov. SPARROWS made a substitution. Vesko Kanin replaced Grozdan Grozev. 63 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Ekialde came free, but Genko Dankin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Genko Dankin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 70th minute Valentin Gebrev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Gebrev in the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to Venezia FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Flavio Bazkoare hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yanislav Plachkov in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Abbondanzieri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roberto Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vesko Kanin in the 85th minute of play. In the 91st minute Vesko Kanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Vesko Kanin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Abbondanzieri was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. SPARROWS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.