Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orlin Artúkov kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice moves Rusi Hetemov could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Stavri Minovski however easily saved by the left post. In the 5th minute Kuzman Leyarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denimir Slabakov. 8 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Orlin Artúkov came free, but Anton Lalchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lulcho Sedefchev hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Kuzman Leyarski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stavri Minovski. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Hetemov in the 18th minute of play. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paun Ginov in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rusi Hetemov in the 21st minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Stavri Minovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stavri Minovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuzman Leyarski in the 25th minute of play. Stavri Minovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Slabakov in the 27th minute of the match. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Slabakov in the 31st minute of play. Stavri Minovski came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by MANCHESTER UNITED's Rusi Hetemov. But to his dismay, Rusi Hetemov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 38 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Gerasim Yankulov came free, but Stavri Minovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Rostislav Benov got a free kick in the 41st minute. After 42 played minutes, MANCHESTER UNITED's Lulcho Sedefchev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stavri Minovski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MANCHESTER UNITED reached it. In the 43rd minute Paun Hadzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rusi Hetemov got free with Stavri Minovski in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Paun Hadzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Kuzman Leyarski made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Denimir Slabakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MANCHESTER UNITED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 58th minute Kuzman Leyarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stavri Minovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Mechkarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Stavri Minovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuzman Leyarski in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Denimir Slabakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nikifor Smochevski hit a great ball. VN BAKITO's Stavri Minovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Slabakov in the 67th minute of play. Stavri Minovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denimir Slabakov in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Kuzman Leyarski came free, but Stavri Minovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stavri Minovski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rusi Hetemov went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 77th minute Denimir Slabakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stavri Minovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Trayko Palikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radul Matzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Stavri Minovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stavri Minovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuzman Leyarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, VN BAKITO's Stamen Daskalov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Stamen Daskalov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of VN BAKITO protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Stamen Daskalov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for VN BAKITO! The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dafin Kyurchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute of the match Kuzman Leyarski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stavri Minovski skillfully saved the ball. Rusi Hetemov took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stavri Minovski. Stavri Minovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. 99 minutes into the game, MANCHESTER UNITED's Denimir Slabakov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stavri Minovski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0.