Official Cup

ЦСКА
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Lyuben Dimiev made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, FC Grivata's Milcho Zhalov got a free kick in the 4th minute. Thomas Sørensen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oleg Gyuzelev in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafail Kúrparov in the 10th minute of play forced FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Popinski in the 13th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ЦСКА defense, Lyuben Dimiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tinko Gerovski. The ЦСКА fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tinko Gerovski should have stopped the shot. Rafail Kúrparov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Thomas Sørensen made a huge save. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Gyuzelev in the 23rd minute of the match. After 29 played minutes FC Grivata got a freekick which was hit by Viden Yashmakov. Lyuboslav Popinski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thomas Sørensen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. FC Grivata were furious when Arhangel Vergov was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of ЦСКА booed when FC Grivata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arhangel Vergov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Lyuboslav Popinski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thomas Sørensen skillfully saved the ball. In the 34th minute of the match ЦСКА got a corner. FC Grivata's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lyuboslav Popinski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ЦСКА's corner Lyuboslav Popinski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thomas Sørensen quite easily take care of the ball. In the 38th match minute, ЦСКА was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gergin Shtúrbov to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milcho Zhalov to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Bilyan Fudulov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Thomas Sørensen, passed just outside the right post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Rafail Kúrparov made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Sørensen. FC Grivata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Bilyan Fudulov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ЦСКА's supporters rose to their feet, but Bilyan Fudulov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Sørensen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the game, ЦСКА's Rafail Kúrparov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Sørensen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Thomas Sørensen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafail Kúrparov in the 63rd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Rafail Kúrparov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oleg Gyuzelev in the 77th minute of the match. Thomas Sørensen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafail Kúrparov in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes ЦСКА got a freekick which was hit by Dancho Vamporov. In the 88th minute, Bogdan Belberov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.