TRAFFIC ARENA
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Matías Brasil got the match started through his kick off. Férid Khalifa was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Boyan Bakrachev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Boyan Bakrachev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benislav Trúpchev in the 7th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute TRAFFIC FC were awarded a corner. Boyan Bakrachev went to the cornerflag to take it. Botafogo MZRJ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osvaldo de Queirós in the 12th minute. Osvaldo de Queirós made a great header on Botafogo MZRJ's corner, it was just that TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev managed to reach the ball for a save. Férid Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kosta Serkedzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. TRAFFIC FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Botafogo MZRJ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boyan Bakrachev took the corner. TRAFFIC FC's Boyan Bakrachev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Férid Khalifa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Darin Kalinkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Férid Khalifa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Darin Kalinkov got the audiences attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 16th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. Darin Kalinkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Férid Khalifa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Botafogo MZRJ's Wágner Queirós got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 27th minute Josué Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bocho Búrzashki in the 34th minute of play forced Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper Férid Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Botafogo MZRJ defense, Bocho Búrzashki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Férid Khalifa. The Botafogo MZRJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Férid Khalifa should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's Matías Brasil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rostislav Kulichev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute Botafogo MZRJ were awarded a corner. Osvaldo de Queirós went to the cornerflag to take it. Boyan Bakrachev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Férid Khalifa having to interfere. If Kosta Serkedzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bocho Búrzashki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Férid Khalifa having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boyan Bakrachev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Boyan Bakrachev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Férid Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bocho Búrzashki in the 55th minute of play. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save TRAFFIC FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo de Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boyan Bakrachev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Férid Khalifa. Botafogo MZRJ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Boyan Bakrachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 68 minutes, Boyan Bakrachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TRAFFIC FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyan Bakrachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Botafogo MZRJ defense, Boyan Bakrachev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Férid Khalifa. The Botafogo MZRJ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Férid Khalifa should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute Matías Brasil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Botafogo MZRJ's goal looked a bit too open when Boyan Bakrachev came free, but Férid Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When TRAFFIC FC's Boyan Bakrachev in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botafogo MZRJ's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Kosta Serkedzhiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Férid Khalifa was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Anderson Barral charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anderson Barral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when Botafogo MZRJ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Barral didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to TRAFFIC FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mincho Lehchanski hit a great ball. With a little luck, TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev got control of the ball when Matías Brasil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matías Brasil struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Rostislav Kulichev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Botafogo MZRJ. With a little luck, TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev got control of the ball when Matías Brasil tried to sneak it across the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Kosta Serkedzhiev notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Botafogo MZRJ's Férid Khalifa. Férid Khalifa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The TRAFFIC FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Botafogo MZRJ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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