Official Cup

Stadion Burgas
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iliyan Praskov started the match with the kick off. Minko Velkushanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Filcho Mavrikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slavey Kozovski in the 4th minute of play. Minko Velkushanov took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thomas Sørensen. Thomas Sørensen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minko Velkushanov in the 13th minute of play. Filcho Mavrikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Grönholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute Kamen Kudev 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Velimir Petzanov during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Velimir Petzanov hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Antonio Dino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filcho Mavrikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minko Velkushanov in the 36th minute of play. Filcho Mavrikov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonio Dino's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Filcho Mavrikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Dino, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The supporters of FC Grivata booed when FC Bourgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velimir Petzanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kristian Brolin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Filcho Mavrikov. FC Bourgas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 47 minutes FC Bourgas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kristian Brolin who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Bourgas's goalie and right to Antonio Dino. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Bourgas's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

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. The audience was convinced that Slavey Kozovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filcho Mavrikov was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 54th minute, Ivan Petkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kamen Kudev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filcho Mavrikov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Dino in the 62nd minute. Minko Velkushanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 67 in the game by Eero Grönholm from a close distance when the talented Filcho Mavrikov managed to make a qualified save. FC Bourgas's players were relieved. With a little luck, FC Bourgas's Filcho Mavrikov got control of the ball when Antonio Dino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filcho Mavrikov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Antonio Dino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 72 minute of play. In the 76th match minute, FC Bourgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Minko Velkushanov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Minko Velkushanov in the 78th minute of play forced FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Slavey Kozovski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Filcho Mavrikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 84th minute Tzanko Chorbev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filcho Mavrikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Slavey Kozovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filcho Mavrikov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Nasko Ichev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Thomas Sørensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Grivata walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.