Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rostislav Sitarski kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Zhelyazko Davidov got a free kick in the 5th minute. Pablo Aimar might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haralampi Kúrkelanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pablo Aimar ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Andon Traychev came free, but Zhu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloi Ocomardia in the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Tzvetoslav Vúlchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaja Kallas in the 15th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhu Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vihren Bozhanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26thth minute of the game Kaja Kallas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eloi Ocomardia in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhu Xi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After taking down the ball on VN SOKOLI-VARNA's corner Trifon Mladenov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zhu Xi quite easily take care of the ball. Lu Hong kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloi Ocomardia in the 35th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhu Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute of the match, Kaja Kallas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 40 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Pavlin Bochev. 42 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xie Yue Chao. Neno Vladimirov charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Neno Vladimirov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Neno Vladimirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Tzvetoslav Vúlchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzvetoslav Vúlchov, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kaja Kallas was the one to do the kick off. Rostislav Sitarski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Zhu Xi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 53rd match minute, VN SOKOLI-VARNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavlin Bochev to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vihren Bozhanov got free with Zhu Xi in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute VN SOKOLI-VARNA were awarded a corner. Trifon Mladenov went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Trifon Mladenov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zhu Xi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Zhu Xi made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Rostislav Sitarski sent off a good shot on target. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qi Chen Yuan in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Yue Chao in the 65th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Kaja Kallas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Xie Yue Chao made a precise shot to the right of Haralampi Kúrkelanov. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 79 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Aimar came free, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, VN SOKOLI-VARNA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trifon Mladenov to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Qi Chen Yuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Galacticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 89th minute Kong Jing Kun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qi Chen Yuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Los Galacticos walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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