Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Paulo Ferraz kicked off to start the match. Oséas Quintal kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Tony Valadares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maksim Ganchev in the 8th minute. Teofan Demerdzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tony Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, Club Athletico Paulistano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Cearense to maneuver through the defense. Fabrício de Alcântara hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Kiril Adamski came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Опълченците 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 Kiril Adamski couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Club Athletico Paulistano booed when Опълченците was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristiyan Bunev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Percy Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Club Athletico Paulistano's Tony Valadares got control of the ball when Tomislav Kishev tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Club Athletico Paulistano getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Doriva Pinheiro hit a great ball. Krum Konsulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Ferraz in the 26th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomislav Kishev during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Опълченците getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Tomislav Kishev hit a great ball. Krum Konsulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Ferraz in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maksim Ganchev got free with Tony Valadares in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Krum Konsulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Ferraz in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teofan Demerdzhiev to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Paulo Ferraz got free with Krum Konsulov in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Krum Konsulov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Fabrício de Alcântara. Опълченците's Tomislav Kishev got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Tomislav Kishev off the ground. Tomislav Kishev hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Club Athletico Paulistano's José Paulo Ferraz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 63rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 69th minute, Maksim Ganchev 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. Luisão Arruda struck a weak shot in the 71st 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 Club Athletico Paulistano. Опълченците's Krum Konsulov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Опълченците from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute José Paulo Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krum Konsulov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, José Paulo Ferraz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Athletico Paulistano's supporters rose to their feet, but José Paulo Ferraz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Krum Konsulov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rd minute, Club Athletico Paulistano's José Paulo Ferraz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. In the 87th minute, Slavyan Tzintzarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas Quintal in the 87th minute of play forced Опълченците's goalkeeper Krum Konsulov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krum Konsulov stood somewhat misplaced when José Paulo Ferraz came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 89 minute. Manfredo Bertassi hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Club Athletico Paulistano's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.