Official Cup

Los Muchachos del 86
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) If Luka Ljubenković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Ognyan Filipov got a free kick in the 5th minute. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Christian Bale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Botev Plovdiv 1912 from getting a goal against them. Christian Bale was a little too slow when Jérémie Boix got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Los Muchachos del 86's zone, Di Kun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atahan Balon came out of the goal and Di Kun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Atahan Balon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Blasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Bale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luka Ljubenković in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jérémie Boix got free with Christian Bale in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christian Bale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asiz Soon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Bale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jérémie Boix in the 29th minute of play. After 33 played minutes Los Muchachos del 86 got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Urtzi. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Billy Borre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botev Plovdiv 1912's supporters rose to their feet, but Billy Borre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atahan Balon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38thth minute of the game Jérémie Boix who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botev Plovdiv 1912's Christian Bale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Moises Blasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atahan Balon having to interfere. Di Kun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atahan Balon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Los Muchachos del 86 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Beto Márcico hit a great ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Luka Ljubenković who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botev Plovdiv 1912's Christian Bale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luka Ljubenković to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Botev Plovdiv 1912's Di Kun fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Moises Blasi took the ball and in the 53 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 1-1. A hard shot 56 in the game by Moises Blasi from a close distance when the talented Atahan Balon managed to make a qualified save. Los Muchachos del 86's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ognyan Filipov during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Ognyan Filipov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Velyo Vidolov was substituted for Ognyan Filipov. 65 minutes into the match, Botev Plovdiv 1912's goal looked a bit too open when Jérémie Boix came free, but Christian Bale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atahan Balon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paul Romeo in the 67th minute. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Christian Bale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luka Ljubenković in the 68th minute of play. After 69 played minutes Los Muchachos del 86 got a freekick which was hit by Jérémie Boix. Paul Romeo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Atahan Balon made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Di Kun 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 1-2. In the 79th minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Paul Romeo 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. 1-3. After 82 minutes of play, Los Muchachos del 86's Efrain Jacob made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Bale was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Los Muchachos del 86 defense, Tomislav Gitzov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. The Los Muchachos del 86 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atahan Balon should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Romeo got free with Atahan Balon in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Di Kun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Paul Romeo lined in a short shot 2-5 behind a frustrated Atahan Balon. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Botev Plovdiv 1912 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.