Friendly League

Estádio Imbiricu
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. Vergil Tzarvulkov started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Tapera's Vítor Luz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bozhil Branev. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. The Seslavtsi fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Seslavtsi's Encho Belberov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Oswaldo das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 9th minute of the match. Oséas Porto was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th match minute, Tapera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oséas Porto to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Seslavtsi got a freekick which was hit by Rayko Margin. After a defensive mix-up in Seslavtsi's zone, Dedê Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bozhil Branev came out of the goal and Dedê Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Delfim Borges hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Tapera's goal looked a bit too open when Vergil Tzarvulkov came free, but Oswaldo das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Tapera defense, Encho Belberov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oswaldo das Neves. The Tapera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oswaldo das Neves should have stopped the shot. Dedê Figueiredo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-2 in the 32nd playminute. If Dedê Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Seslavtsi's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dedê Figueiredo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 38th minute, Vítor Luz 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. Oswaldo das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Encho Belberov in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oswaldo das Neves saved Tapera from getting behind. When Delfim Borges fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tapera's protests and gave Delfim Borges a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Tapera got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Borges. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dedê Figueiredo made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Vergil Tzarvulkov made a precise shot to the right of Oswaldo das Neves. Tapera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Oswaldo das Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 56th minute of play. Oswaldo das Neves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Encho Belberov went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. Seslavtsi's Mircho Penkochev was substituted for Encho Belberov. Mircho Penkochev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Oswaldo das Neves made a huge save. In the 69th minute Dedê Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bozhil Branev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Augusto Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Velkov in the 76th minute of play forced Tapera's goalkeeper Oswaldo das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tapera booed when Seslavtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anani Krúnchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute Dedê Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bozhil Branev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bozhil Branev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vítor Luz went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Vergil Tzarvulkov put it in 4-5 from a short distance just to the right of Oswaldo das Neves. Seslavtsi's Vergil Tzarvulkov got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th match minute, Seslavtsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anani Krúnchev to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute of the match Diego Prado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bozhil Branev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Tapera's Vítor Luz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bozhil Branev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-5. In the 96th minute, Plamen Vunchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seslavtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-6. When the match was over Seslavtsi could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Tapera throughout the match.