Official Cup

The wings of success
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, 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. Zdzislaw Obuchowicz started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Chen Yi Ran 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. SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 4th minute of play. A hard shot 10 in the game by Chen Yi Ran from a close distance when the talented Krasimir Mishovski managed to make a qualified save. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's players were relieved. Doncho Sarachev kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. SPARROWS made a substitution. Conny Gudmundsson replaced Radomir Jurgiel. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yulian Florov, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Krasimir Mishovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 16th minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirolyub Dragoychev, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Haaland in the 28th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Krasimir Mishovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krasimir Mishovski was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Lionel Haaland capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lionel Haaland really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Brask in the 38th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krasimir Mishovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 40th minute of the match. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 45th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Conny Gudmundsson made the kick off in the second half. Krasimir Mishovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Mirolyub Dragoychev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mirolyub Dragoychev scored 1-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Lionel Haaland hit a great ball. SPARROWS's Omar Tadzio was substituted for Mincho Strahinov. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Facundo Nazario replaced Zdzislaw Obuchowicz. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Biser Tenov replaced Sven Brask. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Jordi Alba was substituted for Doncho Sarachev. In the 63rd match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lionel Haaland to maneuver through the defense. Facundo Nazarios short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Vitko Hadzhiiliev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 66th minute Biser Tenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after SPARROWS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jordi Alba took the corner. After taking down the ball on Lokomotiv Plovdiv's corner Jordi Alba fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vitko Hadzhiiliev quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chen Yi Ran in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Krasimir Mishovski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Mirolyub Dragoychev sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute Facundo Nazario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Nazario in the 87th minute of play. Facundo Nazario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a huge save. In the last second Vitko Hadzhiiliev throw himself and got hold of the ball when Facundo Nazario in the 88thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After some careless play in the Lokomotiv Plovdiv defense, Lionel Haaland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krasimir Mishovski. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krasimir Mishovski should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute, Slavyan Zanev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krasimir Mishovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chen Yi Ran in the 94th minute of play.