Federation Clash Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paun Atkov made the kick off which started today's match. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Dimitar Vetzov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 10th minute, Richie Puch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pawel Wielowiejski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Dimitar Vetzov made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Gwarek Zabrze's Dawid Bielecki got a free kick in the 13th minute. Pawel Wielowiejski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dimitar Vetzov firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 26th minute of the match Gwarek Zabrze got a corner. FC Bansko's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dariusz Pietrasz ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Toromanov in the 30th minute of play forced Gwarek Zabrze's goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitar Vetzov came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gwarek Zabrze's Pawel Wielowiejski. But to his dismay, Pawel Wielowiejski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Bratan Rogev fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bansko's protests and gave Bratan Rogev a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes FC Bansko got a freekick which was hit by Bratan Rogev. In the 37th minute, Wiktor Wincek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gwarek Zabrze fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 43 minutes into the game, Gwarek Zabrze's Richie Puch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dimitar Vetzov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Richie Puch made the kick off in the second half. Łukasz Fabiański took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paun Atkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pawel Wielowiejski struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Dimitar Vetzov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gwarek Zabrze. Dimitar Vetzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Wielowiejski in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Venko Petrov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Łukasz Fabiański was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 66th minute of the match, Venko Petrov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Łukasz Fabiański saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Slavcho Peychinov hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. FC Bansko's Allan Magnusson was substituted for Ivan Toromanov. In the 69th match minute, FC Bansko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slavcho Peychinov to maneuver through the defense. Lucjan Zachemski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dimitar Vetzov came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Gwarek Zabrze's Richie Puch. But to his dismay, Richie Puch quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Dimitar Vetzov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richie Puch, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Gwarek Zabrze's Łukasz Fabiański got control of the ball when Nedelcho Gutzov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute Pawel Wielowiejski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitar Vetzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Magnusson in the 91st minute of play forced Gwarek Zabrze's goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, FC Bansko's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Mietus came free, but Dimitar Vetzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Bansko players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gwarek Zabrze.