Official Cup

Grivata Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pavel Kenov kicked off to start the match. Thomas Sørensen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavel Kenov's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Temida Sf defense, Eero Grönholm kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andon Túrpomanov. The Temida Sf fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andon Túrpomanov should have stopped the shot. Temida Sf's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Eero Grönholm scored to the left of an out of position Andon Túrpomanov, making the score, 2-0. In the 13th minute, Pavel Kenov made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Sørensen. FC Grivata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Temida Sf's Pavel Kenov got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thomas Sørensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Kenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Pavel Kenov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Sørensen. FC Grivata's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pavel Kenov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Temida Sf's Gu Di Chong got a free kick in the 25th minute. Eero Grönholm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Andon Túrpomanov made a huge save. In the 28th minute Pavel Kenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Sørensen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Pavel Kenov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Pavel Kenov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Thomas Sørensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Kenov in the 43rd minute of play. Traycho Stamboldzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andon Túrpomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trendafil Tashevski in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eero Grönholm was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC Grivata's zone, Pavel Kenov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Sørensen came out of the goal and Pavel Kenov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thomas Sørensen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Traycho Stamboldzhiev in the 57th minute. After 60 minutes, Ivan Petkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Grivata and the Temida Sf players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Petkov to maneuver through the defense. Temida Sf made a substitution. Radomir Istatkov replaced Pavel Kenov. After a rather tough play, FC Grivata's Ivan Petkov got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Arhangel Vergov 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. Thomas Sørensen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Radomir Istatkov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 66 minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Grivata defense, Radomir Istatkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Sørensen. The FC Grivata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Sørensen should have stopped the shot. After 78 minutes, Milcho Zhalov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Grivata and the Temida Sf players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milcho Zhalov to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Temida Sf were awarded a corner. Dinko Ormandzhiev went to the cornerflag to take it. Thomas Sørensen was a little too slow when Radomir Istatkov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 2-6. After a rather tough play, Temida Sf's Faiz Dhanabalan got a free kick in the 86th minute. A collision led to Temida Sf getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Faiz Dhanabalan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomir Istatkov in the 89th minute of play forced FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Radomir Istatkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-7. Thomas Sørensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Temida Sf walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.