Friendly League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Róbson Messias started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Rockets's Róbson Messias nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lyubcho Simidzhiev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 7th minute of the match Tzocho Terziyanov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Mazza skillfully saved the ball. Ivaylo Pelov struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Benjamin Mazza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tigers of Bistritsa. After a rather tough play, Rockets's Abelardo Rocha got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuli Blagiev in the 16th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Benjamin Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 20 minutes on the clock, Trendafil Etov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Tigers of Bistritsa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rockets:s goal. In the 22nd minute, Rockets got a penalty, and Ronaldo Gol placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Rockets's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tales de Carvalho in the 27th minute. Ronaldo Gol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyubcho Simidzhiev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Gol in the 32nd minute of play forced Tigers of Bistritsa's goalkeeper Lyubcho Simidzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilvan Chaves scored 3-0 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyubcho Simidzhiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Toninho Terra hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Ivaylo Pelov kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Benjamin Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuli Blagiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yuli Blagiev to make the kick off. When Asparuh Bubov fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tigers of Bistritsa's protests and gave Asparuh Bubov a yellow card for diving instead. Asparuh Bubov kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Ronaldo Gol came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Rockets 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 Ronaldo Gol couldn't finish the play. Rockets's Benjamin Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Rockets from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Rockets's Benjamin Mazza got control of the ball when Ivaylo Pelov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Yuli Blagiev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Benjamin Mazza. The goal made the score 3-1. In the 72nd minute, Ronaldo Gol 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. Toninho Terra struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Lyubcho Simidzhiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rockets. Subin Panicherski charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Subin Panicherski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Tigers of Bistritsa got a freekick which was hit by Subin Panicherski. Tzocho Terziyanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd 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 Rockets getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Tomás Ferraz hit a great ball. In the 86th minute Gilvan Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Simidzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tigers of Bistritsa players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rockets.