Challenge

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denimir Tzonkov started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Rúklyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gerasim Berberov came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the VN BAKITO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerasim Berberov couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Zach Harrison came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Rúklyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ruslan Rúklyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of the match. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ruslan Rúklyov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Gerasim Berberov scored to the left of an out of position Marco Day, making the score, 1-0. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 39th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 41st minute of play. Ruslan Rúklyov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save VN BAKITO from getting a goal against them. If Denimir Tzonkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 55th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 59th minute of the match. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 61st minute of play. Zach Harrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ruslan Rúklyov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute of the match VN BAKITO got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Blagoy Banovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Blagoy Banovski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 75 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Mcdonald. Rusi Plochev struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN BAKITO. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Baker in the 79th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of USA booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavinho Pires didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 81st minute. With a little luck, VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sam Campbell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Ruslan Rúklyov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 92nd minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yani Dandolov's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yani Dandolov helped the player get up and apologised. Yani Dandolov kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Ruslan Rúklyov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jenson Smith in the 96th minute. The VN BAKITO support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.