Friendly League

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Utopía Muerta FC's Eriberto Cortez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gonzo Ivanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Iliya Kasabov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Utopía Muerta FC's Teodoro Guerau got a free kick in the 18th minute. Vute Baliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Ruberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Toni Nenchev. Rafael Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Nano Mitrashkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the Utopía Muerta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Nano Mitrashkov hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 30th minute of play forced Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Rafael Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 30th minute of play forced Utopía Muerta FC's goalkeeper Rafael Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Gonzo Ivanov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Utopía Muerta FC's Rafael Maties. Rafael Maties was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Utopía Muerta FC's Eriberto Cortez got a free kick in the 45th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Agustín Ruberto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Utopía Muerta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Agustín Ruberto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vute Baliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Nenchev to make the kick off. Utopía Muerta FC's Rafael Maties played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 51st minute of play. Rafael Maties showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 55th minute of the match. DARAS's Toni Nenchev got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 60 minutes of play, DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Maties was left in no man's land by his defense there! DARAS's Paolo Rossi was substituted for Toni Nenchev. In the 65th minute, Gonzo Ivanov 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. Paolo Rossi struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Rafael Maties didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DARAS. In the 69th minute, Gonzo Ivanov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DARAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 77 minutes into the game, Antim Karamanski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DARAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Utopía Muerta FC the free kick. After 78 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Antim Karamanski. 81 minutes into the game, Nedyalko Berberov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DARAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Utopía Muerta FC the free kick. After some careless play in the Utopía Muerta FC defense, Gonzo Ivanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Maties. The Utopía Muerta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Maties should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Maties. Utopía Muerta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Rossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Utopía Muerta FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.