Friendly League

Gutenberg
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tinko Gerchev kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes of play, Gutenberg's Nestor Ritchie made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dragolyub Nikushev was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, Nestor Ritchie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dragolyub Nikushev. SEA FALCONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nestor Ritchie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After having played for 18 minutes, Baldomero Marcones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gutenberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baldomero Marcones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21stth minute of the game Nestor Ritchie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SEA FALCONS's Dragolyub Nikushev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 24 minutes of play, Gutenberg's Baldomero Marcones made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dragolyub Nikushev was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the last second Dragolyub Nikushev throw himself and got hold of the ball when Nestor Ritchie in the 32ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 36th minute, SEA FALCONS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nestor Ritchie fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Claudio Umbruso kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match, Santo Dominguez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dragolyub Nikushev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nestor Ritchie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Dragolyub Nikushev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nestor Ritchie made a kick off. After some careless play in the SEA FALCONS defense, Nestor Ritchie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dragolyub Nikushev. The SEA FALCONS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dragolyub Nikushev should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomero Marcones in the 54th minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Dragolyub Nikushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nestor Ritchie in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dragolyub Nikushev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dragolyub Nikushev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Dominguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Ritchie in the 66th minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Dragolyub Nikushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the SEA FALCONS defense, Nestor Ritchie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dragolyub Nikushev. The SEA FALCONS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dragolyub Nikushev should have stopped the shot. When Gutenberg's Nestor Ritchie in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SEA FALCONS's goalie prevented a goal. Dragolyub Nikushev didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Gutenberg's Nestor Ritchie shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The Gutenberg fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Gutenberg's Nestor Ritchie looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Dominguez in the 81st minute of play forced SEA FALCONS's goalkeeper Dragolyub Nikushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yoakim Pipev during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Gutenberg booed when SEA FALCONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yoakim Pipev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute Nestor Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragolyub Nikushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Ritchie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragolyub Nikushev having to interfere. Baldomero Marcones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Ritchie came free, but Dragolyub Nikushev 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. Gutenberg had played much better football throughout.