Friendly League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov 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. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Grau in the 11th minute of play. Primitivo Grau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mei Zhi Jun didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 25th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes VN BAKITO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stasio Bienienda who took care of the corner kick. VN BAKITO were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Blagoy Banovski took the corner. Blagoy Banovski made a great header on VN BAKITO's corner, it was just that Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian managed to reach the ball for a save. İlhami Akyazıcı blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruslan Rúklyov having to make a save. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Zhao Sen Yang took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruslan Rúklyov. Ruslan Rúklyov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 45 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Zhu Ning Ning came free, but Ivan Chiuzbaian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhao Sen Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zhao Sen Yang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang, in the 57th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-. Yani Dandolov charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yani Dandolov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yani Dandolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, Gerasim Berberov 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. Ruslan Rúklyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlhami Akyazıcı in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the VN BAKITO defense, İlhami Akyazıcı kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. The VN BAKITO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruslan Rúklyov should have stopped the shot. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Emil Wielopolski was substituted for Grigore Maghiran. 74 minutes into the game, Zhao Sen Yang recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ruslan Rúklyov. Zhao Sen Yang showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Plochev in the 86th minute of play. After 89 minutes, Rusi Plochev made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Ivan Chiuzbaian tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.