Official Cup

The wings of success
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chen Yi Ran started the match with the kick off. Chen Yi Ran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Radomir Medarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Knights Templar's Celedonio Atauri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitko Hadzhiiliev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute of the match Knights Templar got a corner. SPARROWS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roch Fedosz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Knights Templar's Aleksandro Nesta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Radomir Medarov came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Chen Yi Ran. But to his dismay, Chen Yi Ran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. André Saraiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Gudmundsson in the 28th minute of play forced Knights Templar's goalkeeper Radomir Medarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandro Nesta in the 33rd minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Knights Templar's goal looked a bit too open when Conny Gudmundsson came free, but Radomir Medarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Sava Dodov came free, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Acho Gergishanov hit a great ball. The supporters of Knights Templar booed when SPARROWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chen Yi Ran didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquin Ramírez during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Radomir Medarov came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by SPARROWS's Lionel Haaland. But to his dismay, Lionel Haaland quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After having played for 58 minutes, André Saraiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SPARROWS's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Saraiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Joaquin Ramírez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Knights Templar's Joaquin Ramírez got a free kick in the 64th minute. SPARROWS's Omar Tadzio was substituted for Mincho Strahinov. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Joaquin Ramírez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chen Yi Ran in the 65th minute of play forced Knights Templar's goalkeeper Radomir Medarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SPARROWS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by André Saraiva in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Lionel Haaland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SPARROWS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. The audience was convinced that Conny Gudmundsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radomir Medarov was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After 75 played minutes Knights Templar got a freekick which was hit by Vladislav Haydushki. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Celedonio Atauri hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conny Gudmundsson in the 81st minute of play forced Knights Templar's goalkeeper Radomir Medarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conny Gudmundsson spun around in front of the goal 82 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Knights Templar's goal. Radomir Medarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 87th minute of the match. Conny Gudmundsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Radomir Medarov having to make a save. In the 90th minute, Chen Yi Ran made a precise shot to the right of Radomir Medarov. Knights Templar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. After a rather tough play, Knights Templar's Azam Swee got a free kick in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the match, Knights Templar's goal looked a bit too open when Chen Yi Ran came free, but Radomir Medarov 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. SPARROWS had played much better football throughout.