Challenge

Bogdansko Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dochko Dotzov got the match started through his kick off. Asparuh Vikyov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Dochko Dotzov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant. Jonathan Ferrant was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dochko Dotzov in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Ferrant prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dochko Dotzov's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dochko Dotzov in the 27th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Yonko Devendzhiev made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When Grozdan Karaleev fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S L A Y E R's protests and gave Grozdan Karaleev a yellow card for diving instead. Grozdan Karaleev hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Dochko Dotzov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dochko Dotzov in the 42nd minute of play. Dochko Dotzov in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Ferrant, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Illescas made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Zanko Altúnov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Asparuh Vikyov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. S L A Y E R's Yancho Pirovski got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zanko Seretliev hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Yancho Pirovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Ferrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dochko Dotzov in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Asparuh Vikyov made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Asparuh Vikyov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 69 minutes of play, S L A Y E R's Dochko Dotzov made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! During the 73rd minute of the match Grozdan Karaleev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Grozdan Karaleev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to S L A Y E R getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dimo Niklev hit a great ball. Kalin Kremenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asparuh Vikyov in the 78th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Asparuh Vikyov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Jonathan Ferrant was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asparuh Vikyov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yancho Pirovski in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yonko Devendzhiev in the 93rd minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes S L A Y E R got a freekick which was hit by Zanko Seretliev. S L A Y E R's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.