Challenge

Never Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anton Darmuis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Serdika Football Academy's zone, Jaime Pardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivelin Poryazov came out of the goal and Jaime Pardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Çağlar Soyuncu kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. The corner ended in Jaime Pardo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Serdika Football Academy's Ivelin Poryazov did a great save. After a rather tough play, Serdika Football Academy's Çağlar Soyuncu got a free kick in the 11th minute. Serdika Football Academy's Anton Darmuis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 14th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goalkeeper Jacobo Nores had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stoil Vúlev. Jacobo Nores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Darmuis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match Alan Campos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivelin Poryazov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 31st minute Jaime Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivelin Poryazov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Darmuis, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If Jaime Pardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Serdika Football Academy's Anton Darmuis got a free kick in the 36th minute. Stoil Vúlev came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jacobo Nores could save by the left post. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Darmuis in the 42nd minute of play. When Lovro Rališ came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Serdika Football Academy 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 Lovro Rališ couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jaime Pardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stoil Vúlev in the 53rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Anton Darmuis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Serdika Football Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Darmuis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Nores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jacobo Nores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stoil Vúlev, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Jacobo Nores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Darmuis in the 65th minute of play. After 66 minutes of play, Serdika Football Academy's Lovro Rališ made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacobo Nores was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Paraguay booed when Serdika Football Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Darmuis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivelin Poryazov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Covarrubias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Pardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivelin Poryazov having to interfere. Stoil Vúlev struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Jacobo Nores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serdika Football Academy. Serdika Football Academy made a substitution. Dinko Peshleevski replaced Trayan Rusetzki. Ivelin Poryazov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaime Pardo's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Paraguay's Raul Venegas managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dinko Peshleevski in the 80 minute of the game. After 82 minutes, Stoil Vúlev made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Paraguay's Jacobo Nores tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Serdika Football Academy made a substitution. Antoan Tzvetanski replaced Stoil Vúlev. Serdika Football Academy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.