Friendly League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Denimir Tzonkov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Atahan Balon 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Jacob in the 12th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Muchachos del 86's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristian Urtzi in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute Jérémie Boix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by VN BAKITO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Urtzi was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Muchachos del 86's players had a chance to rest. 2-0 came in the 21st minute when Isaac Constancio all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. 24 minutes into the game, VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atahan Balon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 28th minute, Babbis Boukouvalas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Denimir Tzonkov sped through Los Muchachos del 86's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Los Muchachos del 86 from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the VN BAKITO defense, Jérémie Boix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov. The VN BAKITO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruslan Rúklyov should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the game, Erubiel Txaran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Muchachos del 86's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VN BAKITO the free kick. Yani Dandolov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Atahan Balon having to make a save. In the 42nd minute, VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Atahan Balon. Atahan Balon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Efrain Jacob stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Los Muchachos del 86's zone, Denimir Tzonkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atahan Balon came out of the goal and Denimir Tzonkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Los Muchachos del 86's Babbis Boukouvalas got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Atahan Balon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Jérémie Boix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruslan Rúklyov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Denimir Tzonkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Denimir Tzonkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atahan Balon was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. If Denimir Tzonkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 69th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denimir Tzonkov took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Atahan Balon. Atahan Balon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Los Muchachos del 86's Fabio Bencivenni was substituted for Jérémie Boix. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denimir Tzonkov in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Muchachos del 86's goalie prevented a goal. 84 minutes into the game, VN BAKITO's Zhu Ning Ning nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atahan Balon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-2. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Gerasim Berberov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atahan Balon was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-2. There was no doubt that VN BAKITO were the better team. VN BAKITO's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.