Friendly League

Pony Express Grounds
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wade Olson took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Kentucky Mustangs getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Wyatt Giles hit a great ball. Bratan Kalinov, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tyrone McCracken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofan Demerdzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Antoan Mishev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kentucky Mustangs's Tyrone McCracken. Tyrone McCracken was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kentucky Mustangs's goalie prevented a goal. Melvin Snyder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Krum Konsulov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoan Mishev in the 29th minute of play forced Kentucky Mustangs's goalkeeper Tyrone McCracken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tyrone McCracken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoan Mishev in the 31st minute of the match. Kiril Adamski charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kiril Adamski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kentucky Mustangs booed when Опълченците was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiril Adamski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kiril Adamski hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Gabriel Dennison struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Krum Konsulov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kentucky Mustangs. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antoan Mishev made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Kentucky Mustangs's goalkeeper Tyrone McCracken had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofan Demerdzhiev. In the 55th minute, Опълченците's Antoan Mishev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Kentucky Mustangs's Tyrone McCracken proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Kentucky Mustangs from getting a goal against them. Tyrone McCracken made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teofan Demerdzhiev in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofan Demerdzhiev got free with Tyrone McCracken in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Slaveyko Halov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Dennison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teofan Demerdzhiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Tyrone McCracken made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Antoan Mishev 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. A collision led to Kentucky Mustangs getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Winfred Curran hit a great ball. Tyrone McCracken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoan Mishev in the 89th minute of play. Wade Olson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Опълченците defense, Gabriel Dennison kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krum Konsulov. The Опълченците fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krum Konsulov should have stopped the shot. The Kentucky Mustangs fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Опълченците were clearly better and deserved to take the win.