Official Cup

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victor Hess started the match with the kick off. Rusty Little showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boncho Kapitanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. A collision led to Santos FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Sherwood Franks hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boncho Kapitanov in the 12th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Rusty Little to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Desmond Rowell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ПФК Миньор Раднево's Niki Betov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Leon Burr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Victor Hess kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Niki Betov. That made the score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. In the 36th match minute, ПФК Миньор Раднево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgi Chorbadzhiyski to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute Boncho Kapitanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rusty Little saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Boncho Kapitanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters rose to their feet, but Boncho Kapitanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rusty Little breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Boncho Kapitanov made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Sherwood Franks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sherwood Franks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niki Betov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 53rd minute, Lawrence Smart got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desmond Rowell in the 54th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Niki Betov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 59 played minutes ПФК Миньор Раднево got a freekick which was hit by Tzocho Vikyov. 64 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Sherwood Franks came free, but Niki Betov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Victor Hess had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niki Betov. ПФК Миньор Раднево's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor Hess was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Boncho Kapitanov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rusty Little firmly grabbed it by the left post. 74 minutes into the game, Desmond Rowell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Niki Betov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santos FC's Rusty Little played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boncho Kapitanov in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to ПФК Миньор Раднево getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Boncho Kapitanov hit a great ball. Leon Burr took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Niki Betov. ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Niki Betov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Hess in the 84th minute of play. Rodrick Orlinsky kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Lulcho Geshanov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rusty Little. Santos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Victor Hess made a precise shot to the right of Niki Betov. ПФК Миньор Раднево's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Santos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.