Official Cup

FALCONS NEST
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alf Björk started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Yuriy Ravinsky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel-Enrique Comizzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antim Kralev kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Björk in the 6th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Alf Björk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yani Tenekedzhiev. SEA FALCONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alf Björk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Berg in the 10th minute of play. Yuriy Ravinsky came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Angel-Enrique Comizzo could save by the left post. Yani Tenekedzhiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Skark, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Markus Berg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yani Tenekedzhiev having to make a save. After some careless play in the SEA FALCONS defense, Markus Berg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yani Tenekedzhiev. The SEA FALCONS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yani Tenekedzhiev should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, SEA FALCONS's Zlatin Kukenski got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Aleksandar Ivanov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yani Tenekedzhiev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. When Slaveyko Samokovski came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the SEA FALCONS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Slaveyko Samokovski couldn't finish the play. Yani Tenekedzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alf Björk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SEA FALCONS's Doncho Avtanski got a free kick in the 27th minute. If Alf Björk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yani Tenekedzhiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Markus Berg, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36thth minute of the game Patrik Skark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Björk came free, but Yani Tenekedzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Berg in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Patrik Skark was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blue Angels's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SEA FALCONS the free kick. After 42 played minutes Blue Angels got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Skark. Markus Berg charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Markus Berg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 48 played minutes SEA FALCONS got a freekick which was hit by Doncho Avtanski. After the first half Blue Angels were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Yuriy Ravinsky made the kick off in the second half. Alf Björk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 59 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Björk came free, but Yani Tenekedzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blue Angels's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aleksandar Ivanov in the 61st minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Markus Berg advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-3 in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Markus Berg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yani Tenekedzhiev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Björk in the 76th minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Yani Tenekedzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yani Tenekedzhiev was a little too slow when Markus Berg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-7. Blue Angels's Robin Söder was substituted for Oscar Lindström. With his leg Yani Tenekedzhiev managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Blue Angels's Markus Berg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, SEA FALCONS's Slaveyko Samokovski got a free kick in the 85th minute. Markus Berg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Yani Tenekedzhiev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in SEA FALCONS's zone, Alf Björk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yani Tenekedzhiev came out of the goal and Alf Björk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute, Blue Angels's Marcus Berg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yani Tenekedzhiev. Yani Tenekedzhiev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. When the match was over Blue Angels could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SEA FALCONS throughout the match.