Prized/Friendly Cup

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dalmacio Gaueko took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Vasko Chochkov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geronimo Rulli was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goal looked a bit too open when Zdzislaw Obuchowicz came free, but Geronimo Rulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Sven Brask had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Rulli. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven Brask was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Geronimo Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 11th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Zdzislaw Obuchowicz put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Geronimo Rulli. Krasimir Mishovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Gottardi in the 18th minute. Fernando Oxel hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Carrillo in the 23rd minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Zdzislaw Obuchowicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 31st minute Vasko Chochkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Ladislao Hori was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lokomotiv Plovdiv the free kick. A collision led to 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ladislao Hori hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Zdzislaw Obuchowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Oxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Zhang Jing Lin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geronimo Rulli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Victorino Brion charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorino Brion the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella got a freekick which was hit by Victorino Brion. Geronimo Rulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasko Chochkov in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zdzislaw Obuchowicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Hugo Gottardi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 57th minute, Vasko Chochkov made a precise shot to the right of Geronimo Rulli. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. When Vasko Chochkov came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vasko Chochkov couldn't finish the play. 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella made a substitution. Delmar Oliviero replaced Guido Carrillo. Geronimo Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Geronimo Rulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes of play 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's Victorino Brion was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Victorino Brion hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Brion to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, 【E ➣Soldados De Sabella's goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antoni Tokludzhanov. During the 79th minute of the match Ladislao Hori completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ladislao Hori a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Zhang Jing Lin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Geronimo Rulli made a huge save. Geronimo Rulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Brask in the 89th minute of the match.