Official Cup

Bulgaria
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Domenico Hooper started the match with the kick off. Robert Bambas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richie Arnold in the 4th minute of the match. Robert Bambas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damon Blue in the 7th minute of the match. A collision led to Astrologer FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tomas McCray hit a great ball. Robert Bambas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richie Arnold in the 15th minute of play. The Brannik fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when Brannik's Domenico Hooper looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 19th minute, Richie Arnold ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Bambas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norbert Loyd got free with Tomas Landry in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Astrologer FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Hooper came free, but Tomas Landry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Brannik getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Terrell Daniel hit a great ball. If Jessie Ware had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robert Bambas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richie Arnold in the 32nd minute of the match. Robert Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richie Arnold, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Robert Bambas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richie Arnold in the 36th minute of play. Robert Bambas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damon Blue went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Robert Bambas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damon Blue in the 41st minute of play. Robert Bambas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renaldo Wilcox in the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to Brannik getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Sherwood Rooney hit a great ball. Robert Bambas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renaldo Wilcox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute Richie Arnold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bambas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richie Arnold was the one to do the kick off. Richie Arnold succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 54th playminute. Brannik's Robert Bambas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Brannik from getting a goal against them. Brannik's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Richie Arnold scored to the left of an out of position Robert Bambas, making the score, 1-5. 63 minutes into the match, Brannik's goalkeeper Robert Bambas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damon Blue. In the 69th match minute, Brannik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Loyd to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Brannik's goalkeeper Robert Bambas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damon Blue. Robert Bambas had great luck who in the 76thth minute grab hold of the ball when Richie Arnold from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Astrologer FC were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Brannik's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Scottie Leonard took the corner. Richie Arnold could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Robert Bambas made a huge save. Norbert Loyd took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomas Landry. Tomas Landry dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Jessie Ware received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert Bambas came out and tried to block the shot, but Jessie Ware slotted it home off the left post making it 2-7 in the 87th minute. In the 92nd minute Jessie Ware shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bambas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute of the match Astrologer FC got a corner. Brannik's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Scottie Leonard ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Astrologer FC's corner Scottie Leonard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Robert Bambas quite easily take care of the ball.