Official Cup

Pandiza
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Exequiel Zeballos made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki got control of the ball when Leocadio Hebia tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s Exequiel Zeballos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guo Ling Nan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th minute Manchester United F.C. were awarded a corner. Anacleto Emesto went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when THE CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhelyo Haynadzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Exequiel Zeballos scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guo Ling Nan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute, Preslav Famparski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lyubcho Karadachki was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ginyo Tzutzekov was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Exequiel Zeballos took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guo Ling Nan. Guo Ling Nan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mincho Robledo in the 31st minute of play. THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 43rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Exequiel Zeballos in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guo Ling Nan saved THE CLUB from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Exequiel Zeballos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guo Ling Nan was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. With a little luck, Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki got control of the ball when Leocadio Hebia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manchester United F.C.'s Benedicto Gonzales quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Zhelyo Haynadzhiev, made in the 46th minute of the game. After the first half Manchester United F.C. were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mincho Robledo was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves D.J. Jurado could shoot a difficult shot in the 52nd minute, which Guo Ling Nan however easily saved by the left post. In the 53rd minute Mincho Robledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyubcho Karadachki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Exequiel Zeballos came free, but Guo Ling Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 63rd minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. THE CLUB made a substitution. Carmine Mancinelli replaced Zhelyo Haynadzhiev. THE CLUB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carmine Mancinelli in the 67th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Leocadio Hebia heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 70th minute, Exequiel Zeballos made a precise shot to the right of Guo Ling Nan. THE CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Guo Ling Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Exequiel Zeballos in the 79th minute of the match. When Themis Pepper came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the THE CLUB 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 Themis Pepper couldn't finish the play. THE CLUB's Kubrat Damev was substituted for Leocadio Hebia. After 87 minutes, Elin Popovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United F.C. and the THE CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave THE CLUB a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mincho Robledo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manchester United F.C.'s Lyubcho Karadachki. 2-3. Lyubcho Karadachki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Themis Pepper, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Manchester United F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.