Friendly League

Estadio Palmitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FC Vrabchevtsi's Vute Krapchev 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. 2 minutes into the match, FC Vrabchevtsi's goalkeeper Spiro Chalúmov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Obeko. If Deyan Krústanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Encho Shiekov fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Vrabchevtsi's protests and gave Encho Shiekov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Palmitas FC booed when FC Vrabchevtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Encho Shiekov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emiliano Oliviero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Spiro Chalúmov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Spiro Chalúmov managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Palmitas FC's Emiliano Oliviero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Emiliano Oliviero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palmitas FC's goalkeeper Vicente Leocadio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Palmitas FC's Geronimo Rumaldo got a free kick in the 30th minute. Vicente Leocadio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deyan Krústanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Leonel Mattin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Spiro Chalúmov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vicente Leocadio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deyan Krústanov in the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of Palmitas FC booed when FC Vrabchevtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Encho Shiekov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ladislao Sengrat was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonel Mattin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Leonel Mattin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spiro Chalúmov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emiliano Oliviero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Leonel Mattin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Spiro Chalúmov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Atanas Mitzakov charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atanas Mitzakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Vrabchevtsi's Atanas Mitzakov got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 73rd minute, Deyan Krústanov made a precise shot to the right of Vicente Leocadio. Palmitas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC Vrabchevtsi's zone, Emiliano Oliviero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spiro Chalúmov came out of the goal and Emiliano Oliviero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 79 minutes into the match, FC Vrabchevtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Mattin came free, but Spiro Chalúmov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Mito Angarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vicente Leocadio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vute Krapchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Geronimo Rumaldo's late challenge caught a FC Vrabchevtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geronimo Rumaldo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Palmitas FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Geronimo Rumaldo hit a great ball. Deyan Krústanov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vicente Leocadio firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of FC Vrabchevtsi booed when Palmitas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruperto Bernal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Palmitas FC's zone, Deyan Krústanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Leocadio came out of the goal and Deyan Krústanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Vrabchevtsi's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.