Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Klement Harasimowicz started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacorro Aguilar in the 7th minute of play forced MANCHESTER UNITED's goalkeeper Anton Lalchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Lalchev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pacorro Aguilar's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. A collision led to ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jedrzej Kloczko hit a great ball. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robben Montens in the 10th minute of play. In the 12thth minute of the game Pacorro Aguilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MANCHESTER UNITED's Anton Lalchev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anton Lalchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pacorro Aguilar in the 20th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Pacorro Aguilar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Lalchev was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Anton Lalchev came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pacorro Aguilar. But to his dismay, Pacorro Aguilar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pacorro Aguilar in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MANCHESTER UNITED's goalie prevented a goal. The throw-in from Luis Advíncula in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Gaspar Alborza. Anton Lalchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacorro Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pacorro Aguilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Pacorro Aguilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anton Lalchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Anton Lalchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pacorro Aguilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Harasimowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pero Falla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Anton Lalchev made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pero Falla got free with Anton Lalchev in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Noel Guerrero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute Denko Gervazov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ defense, Denko Gervazov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin van der Sar. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin van der Sar should have stopped the shot. In the 81st match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pero Falla to maneuver through the defense. Klement Harasimowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Jedrzej Kloczko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Anton Lalchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jedrzej Kloczko might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anton Lalchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jedrzej Kloczko ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pero Falla got free with Anton Lalchev in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.