Stadio Coviolo
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630,
Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cosimo Apicella got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Varban Paralovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Coviolo booed when ФК Фанагория was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Momchil Dodekov didn't get a good kick on the ball. ФК Фанагория's Vasko Brayanov suffered a sore thigh after 9 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Carlo Casciano's late challenge caught a ФК Фанагория's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlo Casciano helped the player get up and apologised. ФК Фанагория made a substitution. Kamen Oreshkov replaced Vasko Brayanov. 11 minutes into the game, Davide Cirigliano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Coviolo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФК Фанагория the free kick. After a rather tough play, Coviolo's Davide Cirigliano got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Adrian Kunov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Coviolo's Enzo Rosato didn't even have to move. When Adriano Pich came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Coviolo 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 Adriano Pich couldn't finish the play. In the 19th match minute, ФК Фанагория was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kliment Kirovski to maneuver through the defense. Varban Paralovski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Concetto Tiburtini. After 22 minutes of play, Coviolo's Cosimo Apicella made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Varban Paralovski was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, ФК Фанагория's Momchil Dodekov got a free kick in the 26th minute. If Frank Circelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 31 minutes into the match, ФК Фанагория's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Campo came free, but Varban Paralovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Alvise Campo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Varban Paralovski. That made the score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. Enzo Rosato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Kunov in the 40th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Adrian Kunov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Enzo Rosato was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ФК Фанагория's Varban Paralovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save ФК Фанагория from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Coviolo's Frank Circelli got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute, Plamen Vúrbanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adrian Kunov was the one to do the kick off. Varban Paralovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvise Campo, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Varban Paralovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Circelli in the 58th minute of the match. Varban Paralovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Apicella in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to ФК Фанагория getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Adrian Kunov hit a great ball. Enzo Rosato didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Kunov went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After 76 played minutes ФК Фанагория got a freekick which was hit by Plamen Vúrbanov. After 77 played minutes, Coviolo's Concetto Tiburtini shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Varban Paralovski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Coviolo reached it. Cosimo Apicella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Varban Paralovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kamen Oreshkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Enzo Rosato made a huge save. Coviolo were furious when Carmine Mancinelli was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for ФК Фанагория. Adrian Kunov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Enzo Rosato. 2-3. The ФК Фанагория supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ФК Фанагория would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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