Official Cup

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) An unexpected shot in the 2nd minute by Kuncho Padarev got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 3rd minute, Nesho Babalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, FC Builder Sofia's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Gyudurov came free, but Genadi Zhikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Laziali's zone, Rostislav Atmadzhov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tihomir Zerdev came out of the goal and Rostislav Atmadzhov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gabriel Silyanovski's late challenge caught a Laziali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Silyanovski helped the player get up and apologised. After 12 played minutes FC Builder Sofia got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Silyanovski. After having played for 13 minutes, Kuncho Padarev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Laziali's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kuncho Padarev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Galin Spiridonov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tihomir Zerdev was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Genadi Zhikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Gyudurov, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Velcho Kararizov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tihomir Zerdev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galin Spiridonov in the 31st minute of the match. The supporters of FC Builder Sofia booed when Laziali was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatko Hasin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rdth minute of the game Galin Spiridonov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laziali's Tihomir Zerdev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentin Gyudurov made a kick off. When Rostislav Atmadzhov fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Builder Sofia's protests and gave Rostislav Atmadzhov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Builder Sofia getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Rostislav Atmadzhov hit a great ball. Tihomir Zerdev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velcho Kararizov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuncho Padarev's late challenge caught a FC Builder Sofia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuncho Padarev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Kuncho Padarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tihomir Zerdev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Velcho Kararizov's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the Laziali defense, Velcho Kararizov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tihomir Zerdev. The Laziali fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tihomir Zerdev should have stopped the shot. Tihomir Zerdev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velcho Kararizov in the 69th minute of play. Tihomir Zerdev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velcho Kararizov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 80th match minute, FC Builder Sofia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velcho Kararizov to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Gyudurov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Genadi Zhikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tihomir Zerdev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velcho Kararizov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Builder Sofia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.