Friendly League

ifood Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Diniz got the match started through his kick off. Alfredo Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentin Krotev went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 15 minutes into the game, Valentin Krotev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alfredo Couto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alfredo Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gercho Nenchovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vihren Bozhanov in the 22nd minute of play. Tzvetoslav Vúlchov struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Alfredo Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN SOKOLI-VARNA. In the 34th minute, Gercho Nenchovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 39 minutes into the game, Gercho Nenchovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Alfredo Couto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute Gercho Nenchovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gercho Nenchovski in the 47th minute of play forced Rapinantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredo Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Rapinantes F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were winning 0-7.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vihren Bozhanov to strike the kick off in the second half. Vihren Bozhanov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Alfredo Couto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto got control of the ball when Argir Ilchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Valentin Krotev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredo Couto, 0-8. Rapinantes F.C.'s Alfredo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Rapinantes F.C. from getting a goal against them. Alfredo Couto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gercho Nenchovski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 63 minute of play. Gercho Nenchovski succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-10. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Vihren Bozhanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Couto. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Couto should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Rapinantes F.C. defense, Valentin Krotev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Couto. The Rapinantes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Couto should have stopped the shot. If Valentin Krotev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when Rapinantes F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauan de Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Krotev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cauan de Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rapinantes F.C.'s protests and gave Cauan de Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when Rapinantes F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauan de Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gercho Nenchovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VN SOKOLI-VARNA played a much better game than Rapinantes F.C. and deserved their victory. The Rapinantes F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.