Challenge

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. After 6 played minutes Tigers of Bistritsa got a freekick which was hit by Damyan Petranov. Sebastian Villa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Penko Trenchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Lautaro Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Edmundo Espiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evstati Dokev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Espiga to maneuver through the defense. Lautaro Navarro 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 25 played minutes Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Luca Espinar. Evstati Dokev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Trendafil Etov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st match minute, Honduras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Espiga to maneuver through the defense. Evstati Dokev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 44th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Radoslav Dzhangozov made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Tigers of Bistritsa's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundo Espiga came free, but Evstati Dokev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Edmundo Espiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Evstati Dokev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A hard shot 59 in the game by Edmundo Espiga from a close distance when the talented Evstati Dokev managed to make a qualified save. Tigers of Bistritsa's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslav Dzhangozov in the 61st minute of play forced Honduras's goalkeeper Lautaro Navarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tigers of Bistritsa's zone, Edmundo Espiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evstati Dokev came out of the goal and Edmundo Espiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tigers of Bistritsa's Evstati Dokev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 73rd minute of play. Tzocho Terziyanov got a throw-in 78 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Asparuh Bubov. In the 79th match minute, Tigers of Bistritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzocho Terziyanov to maneuver through the defense. Edmundo Espiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Evstati Dokev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evstati Dokev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Villa in the 85th minute of the match. Evstati Dokev made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Edmundo Espiga sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 91 minutes, Luca Espinar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luca Espinar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evstati Dokev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tigers of Bistritsa's Evstati Dokev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Edmundo Espiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honduras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Espiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Honduras were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Tigers of Bistritsa to leave the ground with a draw.