Official Cup

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 6442 (Terracing: 4833, Seating: 1481, VIP seats: 128) Nano Mitrashkov's late challenge caught a Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nano Mitrashkov helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 minutes, Andréas Holmstedt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС and the DARAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Östen Barck hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Nano Mitrashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Toni Nenchev got free with Sandro Ormea in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Gösta Andreasson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's supporters rose to their feet, but Gösta Andreasson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vute Baliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragan Mangezov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of DARAS booed when Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gösta Andreasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toni Nenchev succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 27th playminute. The supporters of DARAS booed when Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magne Näfver didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gonzo Ivanov came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the DARAS 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 Gonzo Ivanov couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Arne Nyman made a precise shot to the right of Vute Baliev. DARAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Andréas Holmstedt hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Gösta Andreasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vute Baliev having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

52 minutes into the match, DARAS's goal looked a bit too open when Gösta Andreasson came free, but Vute Baliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandro Ormea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Arne Nyman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Toni Nenchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandro Ormea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС made a substitution. Sven-Ove Söderström replaced Thomas Tengelin. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Dragan Mangezov got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Östen Barck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandro Ormea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzo Ivanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The DARAS fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 75th minute, Nano Mitrashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandro Ormea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzo Ivanov went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС's Sandro Ormea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Rossi in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС got a freekick which was hit by Magne Näfver. After 86 played minutes DARAS got a freekick which was hit by Nano Mitrashkov. During the 92nd minute of the match Andréas Holmstedt completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andréas Holmstedt a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of DARAS booed when Bɪᴀɴᴄᴀ ŦС was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andréas Holmstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. DARAS had won after a very even match.