Official Cup

Миньор
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignacio Alvarez started the match with the kick off. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Zacarias Seixas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valko Nanyov in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, 李永乐 Appleton 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Sciotto in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zacarias Seixas saved ПФК Миньор Раднево from getting behind. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Antonio Sciotto sped through ПФК Миньор Раднево's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zacarias Seixas. If Valko Nanyov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valko Nanyov in the 19th minute of play forced ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Souza. The corner led ПФК Миньор Раднево's Rusi Kerenski to fire away a dangerous shot which Andoni Zubizarreta despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Antonio Sciotto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignacio Alvarez took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zacarias Seixas. Zacarias Seixas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Antonio Sciotto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Seixas was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalkeeper Zacarias Seixas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The ПФК Миньор Раднево players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GARGOYLES were winning 0-3.

Zacarias Seixas made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Valko Nanyov sent off a good shot on target. Tim Klack struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Zacarias Seixas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GARGOYLES. Antonio Sciotto struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Zacarias Seixas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GARGOYLES. Zacarias Seixas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 李永乐 Appleton in the 61st minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Nesho Malinchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ПФК Миньор Раднево's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GARGOYLES the free kick. The supporters of GARGOYLES booed when ПФК Миньор Раднево was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nesho Malinchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Seixas made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ignacio Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. Zacarias Seixas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Alvarez in the 65th minute. Zacarias Seixas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valko Nanyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Slavyan Mechkuev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zacarias Seixas having to make a save. ПФК Миньор Раднево made a substitution. Tzanko Bogatev replaced Zanko Yochkolovski. ПФК Миньор Раднево's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Ignacio Alvarez scored to the left of an out of position Zacarias Seixas, making the score, 0-4. Zacarias Seixas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valko Nanyov in the 74th minute. ПФК Миньор Раднево's Ivan Kulekov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andoni Zubizarreta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 81st match minute, GARGOYLES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slavyan Mechkuev to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute of the match Rusi Kerenski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valko Nanyov got free with Zacarias Seixas in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute of the match GARGOYLES got a corner. ПФК Миньор Раднево's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ignacio Alvarez ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on GARGOYLES's corner Ignacio Alvarez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zacarias Seixas quite easily take care of the ball. Zacarias Seixas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valko Nanyov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes of play, GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zacarias Seixas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ignacio Alvarez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Zacarias Seixas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Zacarias Seixas was a little too slow when Antonio Sciotto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 98th minute. The score was now 0-6. When the final whistle sounded GARGOYLES left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ПФК Миньор Раднево.