Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746,
Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessio Cannavacciuolo started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, DOROSTOL Ss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avgustin Barabankov to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Andrea Iannotti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DOROSTOL Ss the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Andrea Iannotti got a free kick in the 8th minute. DOROSTOL Ss's Pavlin Klyashev got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amos Martorella to maneuver through the defense. When Dragolyub Dudekov came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the DOROSTOL Ss 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 Dragolyub Dudekov couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Di Iorio got free with Yanko Karaivanov in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Amos Martorella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amos Martorella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yanko Karaivanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute, Amos Martorella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Donato Amatori's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yanko Karaivanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Donato Amatori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Amatori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute Donato Amatori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanko Karaivanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Alba FC's Donato Amatori slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yanko Karaivanov. That made the score 2-0 after 41 minutes of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Donato Amatori managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Amatori was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zheko Radushev to strike the kick off in the second half. Bozhidar Kishev kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Amos Martorella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slaveyko Tzotzev kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Federico Di Iorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanko Karaivanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alba FC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after DOROSTOL Ss's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andrea Iannotti took the corner. Alba FC's Andrea Iannotti was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yanko Karaivanov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 70th minute, Dragolyub Dudekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yanko Karaivanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Amatori in the 71st minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Federico Di Iorio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 79 minutes, Bozhidar Kishev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DOROSTOL Ss and the Alba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Avgustin Barabankov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute Donato Amatori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanko Karaivanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alba FC were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after DOROSTOL Ss's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andrea Iannotti took the corner. Alba FC's Federico Di Iorio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yanko Karaivanov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Yanko Karaivanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Di Iorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th match minute, DOROSTOL Ss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avgustin Barabankov to maneuver through the defense. When Donato Amatori came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Alba FC 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 Donato Amatori couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd match minute, DOROSTOL Ss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slaveyko Tzotzev to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th match minute, DOROSTOL Ss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zheko Radushev to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind DOROSTOL Ss's goalkeeper Yanko Karaivanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alba FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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