Prized/Friendly Cup

Fênix Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yanko Gurmev took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Yanko Gurmev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Brasiliense FC's Lionel 柯景义. Lionel 柯景义 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stoyan Palahanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lionel 柯景义 having to interfere. Hugo Lloris made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Zhu Xiao Yang sent off a good shot on target. ПФК Берое's Hugo Lloris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedrão Severo in the 22nd minute of play. If Yanko Gurmev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lionel 柯景义 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanko Gurmev in the 23rd minute of the match. Lionel 柯景义 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanko Gurmev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanko Gurmev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lionel 柯景义 having to make a save. Lionel 柯景义 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanko Gurmev in the 27th minute of the match. The Brasiliense FC fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Brasiliense FC's Zhu Xiao Yang 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 35 played minutes ПФК Берое got a freekick which was hit by Emil Manovski. Hugo Lloris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Xiao Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 42 minutes of play, ПФК Берое's Yanko Gurmev made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lionel 柯景义 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yanko Gurmev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lionel 柯景义 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. After 46 minutes Brasiliense FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vancho Paleshutski who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ПФК Берое's corner Vancho Paleshutski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lionel 柯景义 quite easily take care of the ball. The Brasiliense FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ПФК Берое were winning 1-3.

Yanko Gurmev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lionel 柯景义 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Hugo Lloris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Xiao Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 56th minute, Afiz Phua 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhu Xiao Yang in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugo Lloris saved ПФК Берое from getting behind. In the 60th minute, Zhu Xiao Yang made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Lloris. ПФК Берое's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanko Gurmev in the 64th minute of play forced Brasiliense FC's goalkeeper Lionel 柯景义 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes ПФК Берое got a freekick which was hit by Lazar Batalov. Hugo Lloris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Xiao Yang in the 75th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yanko Gurmev in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lionel 柯景义 saved Brasiliense FC from getting behind. Yanko Gurmev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lionel 柯景义 having to interfere. Hugo Lloris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zhu Xiao Yang's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. When Brasiliense FC's Zhu Xiao Yang in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ПФК Берое's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, ПФК Берое's Volodya kalúpchiyski got a free kick in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Pedrão Severo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Lloris. ПФК Берое's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedrão Severo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afiz Phua in the 95th minute of play forced ПФК Берое's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score was 3-3 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

The players didn't get much rest, but they still tried to pep each other up as they lined up for the first half in overtime. ПФК Берое's Yanko Gurmev started the play with his kick off. If Yanko Gurmev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 104th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Yanko Gurmev came up free with the goalie in the 107th minute, the ПФК Берое fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yanko Gurmev couldn't finish the play. The score was still level after an even and exciting first-half in extra time. The players took a moment to grab a drink and get instructions from their managers before swapping ends.

Both teams seemed ready to fight when Brasiliense FC's Zhu Xiao Yang did the kick off and started the second half in the overtime. After a rather tough play, ПФК Берое's Dante Noe got a free kick in the 118th minute. After having played for 122 minutes, Emil Manovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Берое's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emil Manovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lionel 柯景义 was a little too slow when Yanko Gurmev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 126th minute. The score was now 3-4.