Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stanislav Búlgarov started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanislav Búlgarov. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Ruskov in the 11th minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Ruskov in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, André Saraiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vitomir Starokin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 26 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Ruskov came free, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanislav Búlgarov got free with Vitko Hadzhiiliev in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stanislav Búlgarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a huge save. Vitomir Starokin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Gudmundsson in the 38th minute of play. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Gudmundsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in SPARROWS's zone, Marko Ruskov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitko Hadzhiiliev came out of the goal and Marko Ruskov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Marko Ruskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half SPARROWS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Conny Gudmundsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Ruskov in the 55th minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Marko Ruskov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. SPARROWS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marko Ruskov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Bulgaria made a substitution. Presiyan Temkov replaced Lachezar Kavaldzhiev. Bulgaria's Parvan Dakelov was substituted for Marko Ruskov. SPARROWS's Omar Tadzio was substituted for Mincho Strahinov. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 83rd minute of the match. Bulgaria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nikolay Karpuzov in the 84th minute. The corner ended in Yoncho Prelkov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev did a great save. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Nemesio Sayvion hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Nikolay Karpuzov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev didn't even have to move. Vitko Hadzhiiliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 92nd minute of the match. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 93rd minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SPARROWS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.