Prized/Friendly Cup

Ryan Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brendan Gannan got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Stanoy Pechenyakov made a precise shot to the right of Edward Magrath. Frenchville Sports Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Brendan Gannan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Ploshtakov having to interfere. Kyle Deal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Emil Ploshtakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 played minutes Temida Sf got a freekick which was hit by Dimitar Keremidchiev. In the 14th minute of the match, Brendan Gannan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emil Ploshtakov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanoy Pechenyakov in the 16th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Edward Magrath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Frenchville Sports Club's Brendan Gannan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emil Ploshtakov. Emil Ploshtakov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Brendan Gannan struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Emil Ploshtakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Frenchville Sports Club. After 29 minutes, Stanoy Pechenyakov made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Edward Magrath, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Lyubomir Vladikov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Temida Sf's supporters rose to their feet, but Lyubomir Vladikov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edward Magrath breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Temida Sf's Lyubomir Vladikov got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Temida Sf were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lyubomir Vladikov to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Frenchville Sports Club defense, Lyubomir Vladikov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edward Magrath. The Frenchville Sports Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edward Magrath should have stopped the shot. Lyubomir Vladikov struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Edward Magrath didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Temida Sf. In the 57th minute, Temida Sf's Stanoy Pechenyakov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edward Magrath. Edward Magrath yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Temida Sf made a substitution. Huben Miloshev replaced Stanoy Pechenyakov. Huben Miloshev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edward Magrath read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Temida Sf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzoko Ilarionov to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Huben Miloshev made a precise shot to the right of Edward Magrath. Frenchville Sports Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. After a defensive mix-up in Frenchville Sports Club's zone, Lyubomir Vladikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edward Magrath came out of the goal and Lyubomir Vladikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Huben Miloshev might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edward Magrath. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Huben Miloshev ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute, Huben Miloshev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edward Magrath was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-8. 84 minutes into the match, Huben Miloshev notched a goal, 1-9, to the right of Frenchville Sports Club's Edward Magrath. Edward Magrath was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edward Magrath made an important save on a dangerous shot by Huben Miloshev in the 87th minute. Lyubomir Vladikov charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lyubomir Vladikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Temida Sf's Lyubomir Vladikov got a free kick in the 88th minute. Huben Miloshev had several of the Frenchville Sports Club's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 95 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-10 score and a disappointed Edward Magrath as he didn't even see the shot coming. Temida Sf's Grigor Muchanov was substituted for Tzoko Ilarionov. The Temida Sf players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.