Official Cup

The Colosseum
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lazar Tushev got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, VN BAKITO's Neno Grechenliev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Avgustin Anatkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Danail Raychev got free with Trayko Palikov in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th minute Velizar Yavrichev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avgustin Anatkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atanas Itev hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Trayko Palikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danail Raychev in the 17th minute of play. Avgustin Anatkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neno Grechenliev in the 21st minute of play. Velizar Yavrichev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Avgustin Anatkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, GARGOYLES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danail Raychev to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 37 minutes, Danail Raychev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GARGOYLES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danail Raychev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute Volodya Pisarev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trayko Palikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Borimir Dragiev hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Antonio Ushev came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the GARGOYLES 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 Antonio Ushev couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute Vitomir Bozev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trayko Palikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trayko Palikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Ushev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denislav Pehlivanski kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Antonio Ushev made the kick off in the second half. When Neno Grechenliev came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the VN BAKITO 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 Neno Grechenliev couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Velizar Yavrichev got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Vitomir Bozev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, GARGOYLES's Danail Raychev got a free kick in the 63rd minute. GARGOYLES's Avgustin Anatkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazar Tushev in the 64th minute of play. Lazar Tushev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avgustin Anatkov having to interfere. Avgustin Anatkov made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Neno Grechenliev sent off a good shot on target. If Volodya Pisarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. GARGOYLES's Antonio Ushev got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Denko Padarev got a free kick in the 83rd minute. VN BAKITO's Denko Padarev got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Denko Padarev off the ground. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind GARGOYLES's goalkeeper Avgustin Anatkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, VN BAKITO's Avgustin Anatkov threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lazar Tushev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 92nd match minute, GARGOYLES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atanas Itev to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Danail Raychev made a precise shot to the right of Trayko Palikov. VN BAKITO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.