Official Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélio Braga got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Stancho Beshkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC LEVSKI ОК's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAIS TRADICIONAL FC the free kick. Stancho Beshkov kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to FC LEVSKI ОК getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Filip Bogdanin hit a great ball. Claudinei Cunha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radomir Yonchev. FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC LEVSKI ОК's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudinei Cunha was slow to take the kick. During this time MAIS TRADICIONAL FC's players had a chance to rest. Nelson Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vancho Koritarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When Stavri Kúrshev came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the FC LEVSKI ОК 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 Stavri Kúrshev couldn't finish the play. Nelson Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Chuchkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Gláuber Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Radomir Yonchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrézinho Coelho. FC LEVSKI ОК's Stancho Beshkov got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Stancho Beshkov off the ground. Stancho Beshkov hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Radomir Yonchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Braga in the 32nd minute of play. Andrézinho Coelho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Radomir Yonchev made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stavri Kúrshev in the 42nd minute of play forced MAIS TRADICIONAL FC's goalkeeper Nelson Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stavri Kúrshev was the one to do the kick off. Stavri Kúrshev struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Nelson Albuquerque didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC LEVSKI ОК. FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrézinho Coelho in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Hélio Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomir Yonchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Marian Chuchkov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of MAIS TRADICIONAL FC booed when FC LEVSKI ОК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boycho Marichkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd match minute, MAIS TRADICIONAL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Andrade to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the game, Hélio Braga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAIS TRADICIONAL FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC LEVSKI ОК the free kick. In the 75th match minute, MAIS TRADICIONAL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélio Braga to maneuver through the defense. Marian Chuchkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, MAIS TRADICIONAL FC's Abelardo Andrade got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Stoyadin Prokopov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 82 minutes, Stavri Kúrshev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC LEVSKI ОК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stavri Kúrshev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stavri Kúrshev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Nelson Albuquerque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Stavri Kúrshev 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. The MAIS TRADICIONAL FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.