Challenge

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Radoslav Dzhangozov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benito Sanz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radoslav Dzhangozov in the 6th minute of the match. The supporters of Tigers of Bistritsa booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute Radoslav Dzhangozov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benito Sanz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damyan Petranov, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Penko Trenchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tigers of Bistritsa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! Penko Trenchev scored 1-0 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lautaro Puig hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd match minute, Tigers of Bistritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Penko Trenchev to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Penko Trenchev got free with Benito Sanz in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Alan Moruga hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Radoslav Dzhangozov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radoslav Dzhangozov. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. Benito Sanz was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Subin Panicherski. In the 41st minute, Alan Moruga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Axel Tasis to strike the kick off in the second half. Lautaro Puig could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Evstati Dokev made a huge save. Evstati Dokev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Tasis, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radoslav Dzhangozov in the 67th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. In the 69th minute Radoslav Dzhangozov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asparuh Bubov in the 72nd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Abel Carballo hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Radoslav Dzhangozov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efrain Moruga's late challenge caught a Tigers of Bistritsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efrain Moruga helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Efrain Moruga hit a great ball. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoslav Dzhangozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes, Penko Trenchev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tigers of Bistritsa and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute, Penko Trenchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lyubcho Simidzhiev's late challenge caught a Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lyubcho Simidzhiev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th match minute, Tigers of Bistritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyubcho Simidzhiev to maneuver through the defense. After 90 minutes, Tzocho Terziyanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tigers of Bistritsa and the Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tzocho Terziyanov hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute Vladislav Hanúmov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damyan Petranov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benito Sanz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play.