Official Cup

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Marin Nikolkov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Hubina came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nencho Markovski in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Moisil in the 6th minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeng Jing Yue in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadej Pogačar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Henrik Larsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Danail Mitzakov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the last second Danail Mitzakov throw himself and got hold of the ball when Costin Moisil in the 15thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Tadej Pogačar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Hubina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zeng Jing Yue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Henrik Larsson fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Decathlon Dudes's protests and gave Henrik Larsson a yellow card for diving instead. Henrik Larsson kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Danail Mitzakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costin Moisil's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Decathlon Dudes were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Maritza's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Costin Moisil took the corner. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nencho Markovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Maritza's Nencho Markovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadej Pogačar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Henrik Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danail Mitzakov was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. When Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maritza's goalie prevented a goal. Tadej Pogačar 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 44th minute.

The wind increased when Henrik Larsson made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar got control of the ball when Zoltán Hubina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Miladin Bikarski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 63 minutes, Costin Moisil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Costin Moisil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Jing Yue in the 65th minute of play. Tadej Pogačar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zoltán Hubina showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 68 minute of play. In the 71st minute, Silvester Rambo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Feliks Chwalkiewicz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tadej Pogačar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game Zoltán Hubina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th match minute, Maritza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Korneliusz Flis to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Hubina came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Maritza's Zoltán Hubina in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Decathlon Dudes's goalie prevented a goal. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthon Melin in the 82nd minute of play. Zapryan Tuparov charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zapryan Tuparov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th match minute, Maritza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zapryan Tuparov to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes of play, Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danail Mitzakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Zeng Jing Yue fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maritza's protests and gave Zeng Jing Yue a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Maritza getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Zeng Jing Yue hit a great ball. The Maritza players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.