Official Cup

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) DARAS's Svetoslav Hrulev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rdth minute of the game Guo Ming who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DARAS's Matey Trashliev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 4th minute, Guo Ming ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matey Trashliev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gonzo Ivanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joacim First having to interfere. DARAS's Matey Trashliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guo Ming in the 13th minute of play. Gonzo Ivanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Joacim First made a huge save. DARAS were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Pinhote FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matey Shumanski took the corner. The corner ended in Matey Shumanski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pinhote FC's Joacim First did a great save. David Blaine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matey Trashliev having to interfere. Svetoslav Hrulev's late challenge caught a Pinhote FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svetoslav Hrulev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svetoslav Hrulev to maneuver through the defense. Sílvio Luís Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matey Trashliev having to interfere. Matey Trashliev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sílvio Luís Ceresso's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Sílvio Luís Ceresso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DARAS's Matey Trashliev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sílvio Luís Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Guo Ming shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Trashliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The DARAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pinhote FC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Holger Siöberg made a kick off. Matey Trashliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 56th minute of play. Matey Trashliev came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinhote FC's Guo Ming. But to his dismay, Guo Ming quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After 60 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Dragan Mangezov. Guo Ming could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Matey Trashliev made a huge save. DARAS's Matey Trashliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 63rd minute of play. With a little luck, DARAS's Matey Trashliev got control of the ball when Guo Ming tried to sneak it across the goal line. Guo Ming came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Matey Trashliev could save by the left post. Guo Ming in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matey Trashliev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guo Ming got free with Matey Trashliev in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matey Trashliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 83rd minute of play. Joacim First took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Hrulev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavril Bratovanov during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DARAS getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Gavril Bratovanov hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Holger Siöberg in the 89th minute of play forced DARAS's goalkeeper Matey Trashliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pinhote FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th play minute Sílvio Luís Ceresso came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Matey Trashliev. 0-5. The DARAS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pinhote FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.