Official Cup

Хан Козуря
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatko Stumbov started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Tadeo Quilino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Matorrales fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sava Dodov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonardo Loco having to make a save. Bozhin Palakarchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeo Quilino, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sava Dodov in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Loco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Acho Gergishanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iker Tino, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sava Dodov in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Loco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zlatko Stumbov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Leonardo Loco made a huge save. Bozhin Palakarchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Quilino in the 42nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zlatko Stumbov got free with Leonardo Loco in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Atlético Matorrales's goalkeeper Leonardo Loco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zlatko Stumbov. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

In the 53rd minute, Tadeo Quilino made a precise shot to the right of Bozhin Palakarchev. Knights Templar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Leonardo Loco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatko Stumbov in the 55th minute of play. Diego Leocadio hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sava Dodov in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Loco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bilyan Púntov kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Knights Templar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilyan Púntov to maneuver through the defense. In the 65thth minute of the game Sava Dodov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Matorrales's Leonardo Loco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zlatko Stumbov in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Loco saved Atlético Matorrales from getting behind. Tomislav Simchev charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomislav Simchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Tomislav Simchev hit a great ball. The Atlético Matorrales fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Atlético Matorrales's Tadeo Quilino 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bozhin Palakarchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ambrosio Damario in the 74th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Acho Gergishanov during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Atlético Matorrales booed when Knights Templar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Acho Gergishanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Merodiyski kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The Atlético Matorrales fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Atlético Matorrales's Tadeo Quilino 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Niceto Sabin kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Tadeo Quilino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bozhin Palakarchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Zlatko Stumbov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sava Dodov during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atlético Matorrales walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.