Friendly League

Sultanzi Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Slavyan Fasulkov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Bebeto de Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sultanzi's Martin Dzhalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Vargas in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute Elias Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Dzhalev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svetlin Bekyarov charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svetlin Bekyarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Svetlin Bekyarov kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Radostin Stanchov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 18th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 19th minute, Edmílson Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slavyan Fasulkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Velcho Tzanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Túlio Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Slavyan Fasulkov in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Túlio Porto saved Tapera from getting behind. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tapera's goalkeeper Túlio Porto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard, long distance shot from Velcho Tzanov flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iliya Stanoychev in the 36th minute of play forced Tapera's goalkeeper Túlio Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Dafin Nikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sultanzi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tapera the free kick. After 37 played minutes Sultanzi got a freekick which was hit by Dafin Nikov. Sultanzi's Martin Dzhalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Ribeiro in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tapera's Haroldo Vargas got a free kick in the 39th minute. Iliya Stanoychev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Túlio Porto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alberto Ribeiro to strike the kick off in the second half. Martin Dzhalev was a little too slow when Haroldo Vargas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-3. In the 57th minute, Alberto Ribeiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Martin Dzhalev. The goal made the score 0-4. 60 minutes into the game, Sultanzi's Slavyan Fasulkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Túlio Porto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. 64 minutes into the match, Sultanzi's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Vargas came free, but Martin Dzhalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Slavyan Fasulkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tapera's Túlio Porto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Slavyan Fasulkov in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Túlio Porto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute, Emiliyan Sharkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Dzhalev having to make a save. Martin Dzhalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Ribeiro in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Alberto Ribeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Martin Dzhalev. Alberto Ribeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Túlio Porto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iliya Stanoychev's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. When Sultanzi's Radostin Stanchov in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tapera's goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute, Dafin Nikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sultanzi getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Radostin Stanchov hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tapera eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.