Official Cup

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) FC Builder Sofia's Beloslav Mitzakov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, FC Builder Sofia's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebiu Davidescu came free, but Genadi Zhikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oleg Búchvarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Vârșan having to interfere. Corneliu Vârșan came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Builder Sofia's Beloslav Mitzakov. But to his dismay, Beloslav Mitzakov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Oleg Búchvarov took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Corneliu Vârșan. Corneliu Vârșan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Genadi Zhikov made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Eusebiu Davidescu sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute, Niki Semovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35thth minute of the game Călin Paulică who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Builder Sofia's Genadi Zhikov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th match minute, FC Builder Sofia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Búchvarov to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, FC Builder Sofia's Genadi Zhikov got control of the ball when Nicolae Manafu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Corneliu Vârșan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stanislav Dobrev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genadi Zhikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebiu Davidescu in the 47th minute of the match. The Tornadele Siret players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Builder Sofia were winning 1-2.

After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Călin Paulică got a free kick in the 54th minute. Stanislav Dobrev hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Corneliu Vârșan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, FC Builder Sofia's Beloslav Mitzakov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. With his leg Corneliu Vârșan managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when FC Builder Sofia's Oleg Búchvarov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Iustin Iorda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genadi Zhikov was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Corneliu Vârșan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th minute Iustin Iorda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genadi Zhikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Tornadele Siret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Mutu to maneuver through the defense. Oleg Búchvarov struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Corneliu Vârșan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Builder Sofia.