Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nickolaj Nickerson kicked off to start the match. Nickolaj Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 15thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Pirates's Ognyan Pironkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute, Spas Maslev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ognyan Pironkov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Matey Bochkov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, FC Pirates's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Ognyan Pironkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Pirates's Ognyan Pironkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 24th minute of play. Ognyan Pironkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 27th minute of the match. Ognyan Pironkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lino Rios went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Guido Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ognyan Pironkov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Pirates's Matey Bochkov got a free kick in the 37th minute. 37 minutes into the match, FC Pirates's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Ognyan Pironkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ognyan Pironkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ognyan Pironkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Zhecho Belenski hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Lino Rios struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ognyan Pironkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lino Rios to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Pirates's goalkeeper Ognyan Pironkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toshko Dzhorgov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ognyan Pironkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Hop, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A collision led to FC Pirates getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Bayan Pantev hit a great ball. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Lino Rios. A sloppy throw-in by Jan Hop in the 67th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Pirates's Zhecho Belenski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 69th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Christoff Stocks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ognyan Pironkov was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Ognyan Pironkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Spas Maslev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Pirates made a substitution. Peter Flaa replaced Nickolaj Nickerson. The throw-in from Zhecho Belenski in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer. After some careless play in the FC Pirates defense, Christoff Stocks kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ognyan Pironkov. The FC Pirates fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ognyan Pironkov should have stopped the shot. Christoff Stocks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ognyan Pironkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Christoff Stocks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ognyan Pironkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0.