Plush Arena
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600,
Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yani Popisakov took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florian Huratiak in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lyubcho Ruychev saved VN Keleler from getting behind. Florian Huratiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, VN Keleler's Lyubcho Ruychev got control of the ball when Károly Tolnay tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute Grozdan Chapkúnov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ryszard Gecionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Alexey Vekilski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VN Keleler's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FA Sandtown the free kick. Michal Zdeb lost his temper 21 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 22 played minutes FA Sandtown got a freekick which was hit by Michal Zdeb. After a defensive mix-up in FA Sandtown's zone, Grozdan Chapkúnov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ryszard Gecionis came out of the goal and Grozdan Chapkúnov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Sergey Munev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ryszard Gecionis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FA Sandtown's Ryszard Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Vardarov in the 27th minute of play. FA Sandtown's Ryszard Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yani Popisakov in the 31st minute of play. Florian Huratiak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyubcho Ruychev having to interfere. When Angel Vardarov fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN Keleler's protests and gave Angel Vardarov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th minute, Angel Vardarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yani Popisakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 42nd minute, Florian Huratiak 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. The audience was convinced that Sergey Munev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ryszard Gecionis was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. FA Sandtown's Ryszard Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Mazakov in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florian Huratiak was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of VN Keleler booed when FA Sandtown was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Huratiak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zenon Pieknik's late challenge caught a VN Keleler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zenon Pieknik helped the player get up and apologised. Zenon Pieknik hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Grozdan Chapkúnov from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Ryszard Gecionis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Yani Popisakov in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ryszard Gecionis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, FA Sandtown's Zygmunt Wos got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, VN Keleler's Angel Vardarov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Mateusz Madej received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Lyubcho Ruychev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryszard Gecionis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grozdan Chapkúnov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Elenko Ikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergey Munev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Ryszard Gecionis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 92nd minute, Yani Popisakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN Keleler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Yani Popisakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. VN Keleler's supporters rose to their feet, but Yani Popisakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ryszard Gecionis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 97th minute Lucjan Serwach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Ruychev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyubcho Ruychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Huratiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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