Official Cup

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gildo Porto started the match with the kick off. Iker Gonza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong Feng Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Gonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hong Feng Jian in the 7th minute of the match. ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's Iker Gonza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 7th minute of play. ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's Iker Gonza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR from getting a goal against them. Iker Gonza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute İsmet Sadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Todorov. 24 minutes into the game, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Qiao Qing Ying nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Gonza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When İsmail Hakkı Hekimhanlı fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's protests and gave İsmail Hakkı Hekimhanlı a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th match minute, ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmail Hakkı Hekimhanlı to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Hong Feng Jian came free, but Iker Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Qing Ying in the 33rd minute of play forced ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ayoub Adel took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalie and right to Marian Todorov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Iker Gonza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Qing Ying in the 37th minute of play forced ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Gonza made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Qiao Qing Ying sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gildo Porto in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lilko Timov saved VN SOKOLI-VARNA from getting behind. Iker Gonza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qiao Qing Ying's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The corner ended in Ayoub Adel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's Iker Gonza did a great save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hong Feng Jian was the one to do the kick off. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Hong Feng Jian got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iker Gonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Iker Gonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Todorov in the 64th minute of the match. Qiao Qing Ying took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iker Gonza. Iker Gonza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Iker Gonza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiao Qing Ying in the 74th minute of play. Iker Gonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Todorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 79th minute of play forced ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batur Türkol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afşar Şahan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Iker Gonza. ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Iker Gonza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiao Qing Ying, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR got a freekick which was hit by İsmet Sadi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Qing Ying in the 84th minute of play forced ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute of the match VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a corner. ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ayoub Adel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Marian Todorov to fire away a dangerous shot which Iker Gonza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Todorov in the 88th minute of play forced ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goalkeeper Iker Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Gonza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong Feng Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes of play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Hong Feng Jian made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Gonza was left in no man's land by his defense there! 94 minutes into the match, ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Hong Feng Jian came free, but Iker Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, ŞANLI FENERBAHÇEM SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Qiao Qing Ying came free, but Iker Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. VN SOKOLI-VARNA had played much better football throughout.