Official Cup

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toni Nenchev took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Charles Vestlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vute Baliev came out of the goal and Charles Vestlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antim Karamanski hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Vute Baliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Vestlund in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Charles Vestlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vute Baliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The BK Falcon fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when BK Falcon's Charles Vestlund 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute Charles Vestlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vute Baliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vute Baliev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Charles Vestlund's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Vute Baliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Vestlund, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Fredric Malm kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Iliya Kasabov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARAS and the BK Falcon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iliya Kasabov to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute Charles Vestlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vute Baliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Vestlund in the 47th minute of play. After the first half BK Falcon were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Charles Vestlund stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Charles Vestlund might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vute Baliev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Charles Vestlund ran back to his position shaking his head. Antim Karamanski made in the 52nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Nano Mitrashkov. The crowd rose to their feet as Charles Vestlund kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vute Baliev. That made the score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Charles Vestlund notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of DARAS's Vute Baliev. Vute Baliev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. DARAS made a substitution. Paolo Rossi replaced Toni Nenchev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Vestlund in the 69th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Vute Baliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Antim Karamanski hit a great ball. BK Falcon made a substitution. Tang Cheng Di replaced Maksymilian Prus. Antim Karamanski hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saad Weeks in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vute Baliev saved DARAS from getting behind. 76 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Saad Weeks came free, but Vute Baliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vute Baliev was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Saad Weeks capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saad Weeks really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. If Saad Weeks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saad Weeks blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vute Baliev having to make a save. Paolo Rossi's late challenge caught a BK Falcon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Rossi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of BK Falcon booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vute Baliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saad Weeks in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute BK Falcon were awarded a corner. Hubert Kvist went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led BK Falcon's Hubert Kvist to fire away a dangerous shot which Vute Baliev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.