Official Cup

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Exequiel Zeballos made the kick off and thus started the match. Stamen Kapitanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Sundström in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Exequiel Zeballos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stamen Kapitanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baal Ares in the 8th minute of the match. Jörgen Sundström came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stamen Kapitanov could save by the left post. Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakup Denizcan in the 16th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ares FC -MM- defense, Exequiel Zeballos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luca Jivulescu. The Ares FC -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luca Jivulescu should have stopped the shot. Ares FC -MM-'s Folkert Walregt was substituted for Jörgen Sundström. The throw-in from Przemyslaw Wincek in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ares FC -MM-'s Zé Augusto Maciel. After some careless play in the FC Builder Sofia defense, Baal Ares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stamen Kapitanov. The FC Builder Sofia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stamen Kapitanov should have stopped the shot. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakup Denizcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Yakup Denizcan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luca Jivulescu. Ares FC -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yakup Denizcan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Baal Ares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Stamen Kapitanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Przemyslaw Wincek threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ares FC -MM-'s Zé Augusto Maciel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Exequiel Zeballos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luca Jivulescu was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakup Denizcan in the 42nd minute of play. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

In the 54th minute Baal Ares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamen Kapitanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 56 minutes FC Builder Sofia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Karadeniz Otay who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Ares FC -MM-'s zone, Dobri Zhablenski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luca Jivulescu came out of the goal and Dobri Zhablenski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stamen Kapitanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baal Ares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Builder Sofia defense, Baal Ares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stamen Kapitanov. The FC Builder Sofia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stamen Kapitanov should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Baal Ares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stamen Kapitanov was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Stamen Kapitanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baal Ares in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stamen Kapitanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. FC Builder Sofia's Sten Askestät was substituted for Exequiel Zeballos. FC Builder Sofia's Tomislav Pandov was substituted for Yakup Denizcan. Sten Askestät's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luca Jivulescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Sten Askestät received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luca Jivulescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Sten Askestät slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 96th minute. The FC Builder Sofia players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ares FC -MM- from taking control. The game ends in a draw.