Official Cup

Karabounar
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, 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. Marin Nikolkov started the match with the kick off. Noel Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miladin Bikarski, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. After a rather tough play, Maritza's Marin Nikolkov got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Hubina came free, but Noel Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoltán Hubina, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Noel Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nencho Markovski in the 11th minute of play. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Trigo in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Hubina in the 15th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danail Mitzakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danail Mitzakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Secco in the 23rd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Alfredo Secco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danail Mitzakov. Maritza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Secco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 30th minute, Maritza's Zeng Jing Yue dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Noel Braga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marin Nikolkov went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Noel Braga made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Nencho Markovski sent off a good shot on target. Noel Braga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Hubina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Trigo in the 44th minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marin Nikolkov got free with Noel Braga in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patrick Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alfredo Secco made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Nikolkov in the 51st minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Noel Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Hubina came free, but Noel Braga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Nikolkov in the 57th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Zoltán Hubina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Braga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Trigo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Irreal Madrid's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maritza the free kick. A collision led to Irreal Madrid getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rodolfo Trigo hit a great ball. Noel Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Nikolkov in the 62nd minute of the match. Zeng Jing Yue succeeded in the game's 67th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. With 77 minutes on the clock, Remo Hermes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Irreal Madrid made a substitution. Leo Bernard replaced Rodolfo Trigo. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for Maritza. Feliks Chwalkiewicz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Noel Braga. 4-1. Nencho Markovski hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Bernard in the 85th minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonsinho Mattos charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Afonsinho Mattos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Afonsinho Mattos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd match minute, Maritza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nencho Markovski to maneuver through the defense. Danail Mitzakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Siqueira in the 93rd minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Maritza had played much better football throughout.