Official Cup

St James Park
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boyan Bakrachev kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Kosta Serkedzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Grubb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claes Grubb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velcho Vúrlyakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Newcastle United F.C.'s Claes Grubb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boyan Bakrachev in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Newcastle United F.C.'s Joakim Bryngelsson got a free kick in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Newcastle United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Boyan Bakrachev came free, but Claes Grubb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claes Grubb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyan Bakrachev in the 13th minute of play. Claes Grubb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kosta Serkedzhiev in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Newcastle United F.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Joakim Bryngelsson hit a great ball. TRAFFIC FC's Darin Kalinkov got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 31 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Kosta Serkedzhiev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claes Grubb was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th minute, Newcastle United F.C.'s Joakim Bryngelsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After some careless play in the Newcastle United F.C. defense, Kosta Serkedzhiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claes Grubb. The Newcastle United F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claes Grubb should have stopped the shot. A collision led to TRAFFIC FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Kosta Serkedzhiev hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lars Nordmark to strike the kick off in the second half. Velcho Vúrlyakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Boyan Bakrachev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Claes Grubb, passed just outside the right post. Bocho Búrzashki kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bocho Búrzashki in the 62nd minute of play forced Newcastle United F.C.'s goalkeeper Claes Grubb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Velcho Munev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rostislav Kulichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Wik, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 92 played minutes TRAFFIC FC got a freekick which was hit by Slaveyko Angelchev. After 96 minutes of play, TRAFFIC FC's Kosta Serkedzhiev made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claes Grubb was left in no man's land by his defense there!