Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Stanislav Búlgarov made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Károly Csányi in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitomir Starokin saved Bulgaria from getting behind. Vitomir Starokin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brent-Jan Turpin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diamantino Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 15th minute of the match. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Károly Csányi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Marko Ruskov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Diamantino Nunes made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Diamantino Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislav Búlgarov. If Brent-Jan Turpin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diamantino Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lachezar Kavaldzhiev in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Ruskov came free, but Diamantino Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitomir Starokin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brent-Jan Turpin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Stanislav Búlgarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diamantino Nunes was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. In the last second Diamantino Nunes throw himself and got hold of the ball when Stanislav Búlgarov in the 33rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brent-Jan Turpin in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitomir Starokin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 37 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Diamantino Nunes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislav Búlgarov. Nikolay Karpuzov made a great header on Bulgaria's corner, it was just that ФК Фанагория's Diamantino Nunes managed to reach the ball for a save. 41 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's Marko Ruskov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diamantino Nunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Diamantino Nunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brent-Jan Turpin made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bulgaria's Marko Ruskov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Bulgaria made a substitution. Parvan Dakelov replaced Marko Ruskov. After a rather tough play, ФК Фанагория's Hristiyan Tochev got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yoncho Prelkov made a great header on Bulgaria's corner, it was just that ФК Фанагория's Diamantino Nunes managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Stanislav Búlgarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diamantino Nunes was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 90 minutes of play, Bulgaria's Parvan Dakelov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diamantino Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the ФК Фанагория players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bulgaria.