Official Cup

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Argir Fikov started the match with the kick off. Yulian Dzhumaliev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Mirolyub Rusanov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Mirolyub Rusanov managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Laziali's Yulian Dzhumaliev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when Laziali was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Gyudurov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laziali's Svetlin Traychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ventzislav Gerginov in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Laziali's zone, Volodya Latev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svetlin Traychev came out of the goal and Volodya Latev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Gyudurov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nano Ginev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Svetlin Traychev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. THE CLUB's Mirolyub Rusanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save THE CLUB from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Milen Kaydzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ventzislav Gerginov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Vitko Kopev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goalkeeper Mirolyub Rusanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Argir Fikov. With a little luck, THE CLUB's Mirolyub Rusanov got control of the ball when Yulian Dzhumaliev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mirolyub Rusanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Gyudurov in the 47th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nano Ginev to make the kick off. When Nano Ginev came up free with the goalie in the 51st 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 Nano Ginev couldn't finish the play. Mirolyub Rusanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yulian Dzhumaliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitko Kopev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Vitko Kopev. Argir Fikov scored 1-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mirolyub Rusanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argir Fikov in the 73rd minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Mirolyub Rusanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Parvan Yurukov during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Laziali's Parvan Yurukov got a free kick in the 76th minute. Venko Dushev struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Svetlin Traychev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE CLUB. 81 minutes into the game, Laziali's Valentin Gyudurov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mirolyub Rusanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ventzislav Gerginov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Svetlin Traychev made a huge save. When Valentin Gyudurov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 90 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mirolyub Rusanov was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Many of THE CLUB's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. THE CLUB may have spent more time on the ball, but Laziali were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.