Official Cup

Bulgaria
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnoldo Short kicked off to start the match. Arnoldo Short scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Bambas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 6 minutes of play, Brannik's Pejko Milenkov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Trevor Michaud was left in no man's land by his defense there! Robert Bambas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clay Quintana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Brannik's goal looked a bit too open when Clay Quintana came free, but Robert Bambas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Short, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Robert Bambas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Short in the 17th minute of the match. Trevor Michaud made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norbert Loyd in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Brannik's goal looked a bit too open when DeAndre Goff came free, but Robert Bambas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Brannik's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Short came free, but Robert Bambas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Bambas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Winford Craig in the 28th minute of play. J.P. Scott charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed J.P. Scott the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. J.P. Scott kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd match minute, Brannik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pat Holcomb to maneuver through the defense. After 36 minutes, Reinaldo Cullen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brannik and the American Top Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Robert Bambas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from DeAndre Goff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lorenzo Ellis hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Brannik's Pejko Milenkov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Trevor Michaud. Trevor Michaud yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. 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.

Robert Bambas made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Arnoldo Short sent off a good shot on target. Robert Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from DeAndre Goff, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The supporters of Brannik booed when American Top Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnoldo Short didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robert Bambas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnoldo Short in the 61st minute. Trevor Michaud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norbert Loyd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Pejko Milenkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brannik fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when DeAndre Goff got free with Robert Bambas in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the game, Brannik's Norbert Loyd nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trevor Michaud made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. 84 minutes into the match, Brannik's goalkeeper Robert Bambas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnoldo Short. Trevor Michaud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pejko Milenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.