Friendly League

Gianfranco Zola
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maksymilian Drozdowski kicked off to start the match. Cliff Gordon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anzhelo Gerushin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After 10 played minutes Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Carragher. Lyuboslav Popinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Pawel Makarewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cliff Welch took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anzhelo Gerushin. Anzhelo Gerushin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Dancho Vamporov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Pawel Makarewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Brett Dingle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Belcho Hlebarov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pawel Makarewicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belcho Hlebarov in the 29th minute of play forced Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Pawel Makarewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after ЦСКА's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Damon Houghton took the corner. The corner led Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors's Damon Houghton to fire away a dangerous shot which Anzhelo Gerushin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Maksymilian Drozdowski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Anzhelo Gerushin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Cliff Welch came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors 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 Cliff Welch couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd minute Maksymilian Drozdowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anzhelo Gerushin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ЦСКА's Anzhelo Gerushin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Monk in the 45th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Belcho Hlebarov to strike the kick off in the second half. Pawel Makarewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Belberov in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Nedelcho Petlichkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Makarewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anzhelo Gerushin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Gordon in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksymilian Drozdowski in the 56th minute of play forced ЦСКА's goalkeeper Anzhelo Gerushin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 played minutes Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Johnnie Walker. Lyuboslav Popinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ЦСКА's Anzhelo Gerushin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cliff Welch in the 73rd minute of play. Stoimen Dipchikov kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, ЦСКА was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoimen Dipchikov to maneuver through the defense. Damon Houghton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anzhelo Gerushin having to make a save. Anzhelo Gerushin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksymilian Drozdowski in the 79th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Keanu Haley. Alexander Carragher hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. ЦСКА's Belcho Hlebarov got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bilyan Fudulov charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bilyan Fudulov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ЦСКА's Bilyan Fudulov got a free kick in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Gergin Shtúrbov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ЦСКА's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors the free kick. When the referee ended the match the Chelsea AFC Boca Juniors players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.