Official Cup

MM Lane
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Yane Donkovski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rik Numan came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Old Dogs United's Yane Donkovski. But to his dismay, Yane Donkovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Kuijsten in the 18th minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borimir Karadzhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michael Kuijsten in the 23rd minute. Yane Donkovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rik Numan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Totyo Brandiyski struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Rik Numan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Old Dogs United. 36 minutes into the match, Michael Kuijsten dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Borimir Karadzhov, 1-1. In the 42nd minute Totyo Brandiyski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rik Numan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Old Dogs United getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Yakim Rokanov hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michael Kuijsten made a kick off. Gabriel Nanev hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 56 played minutes FC Old Dogs United got a freekick which was hit by Momchil Denkin. After 57 played minutes, Mijdrecht Maffia's Laurens Hollander shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Borimir Karadzhov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mijdrecht Maffia reached it. Rik Numan made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Totyo Brandiyski sent off a good shot on target. Gertjan Theisens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Borimir Karadzhov having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Mijdrecht Maffia got a freekick which was hit by Ernst Klooster. Yane Donkovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Rik Numan made a huge save. The referee gave FC Old Dogs United a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Momchil Denkin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mijdrecht Maffia's Rik Numan. 1-2. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Yane Donkovski took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Rik Numan to make any attempt to save it. Rik Numan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Totyo Brandiyski in the 88th minute of play. With a little luck, Mijdrecht Maffia's Rik Numan got control of the ball when Totyo Brandiyski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michael Kuijsten hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.