Prized/Friendly Cup

Don Pepe
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Alvarez started the match with the kick off. Jose Miguel Marin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov. But to his dismay, Gonzo Ivanov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 8 minutes, Toni Nenchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DARAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toni Nenchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute Toni Nenchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Miguel Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Jorge Collado got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Toni Nenchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Miguel Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Gonzo Ivanov made a precise shot to the right of Jose Miguel Marin. GuateFortín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Gonzo Ivanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jose Miguel Marin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 played minutes GuateFortín got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Sanchez. Jose Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Nenchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jose Miguel Marin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Nenchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Antim Karamanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 39th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Jose Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Gonzo Ivanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jose Miguel Marin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Ruben Toledano managed to get in a good position for a shot. GuateFortín's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Toledano 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. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toni Nenchev to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind DARAS's goalkeeper Vute Baliev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gonzo Ivanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Jose Miguel Marin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Gilberto Escobar got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, Toni Nenchev 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. DARAS made a substitution. Paolo Rossi replaced Toni Nenchev. Paolo Rossi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Jose Miguel Marin made a huge save. Gonzo Ivanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paolo Rossi struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Jose Miguel Marin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DARAS. Paolo Rossi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Jose Miguel Marin made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Gonzo Ivanov put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Jose Miguel Marin. After a defensive mix-up in GuateFortín's zone, Gonzo Ivanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jose Miguel Marin came out of the goal and Gonzo Ivanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. DARAS's Matey Shumanski was substituted for Nano Mitrashkov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 87th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Jose Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Miguel Marin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paolo Rossi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 89 minute of play. Jose Miguel Marin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paolo Rossi in the 93rd minute. After having played for 96 minutes, Paolo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DARAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paolo Rossi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The GuateFortín fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. DARAS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.