Official Cup

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raul Fresco kicked off to start the match. Eustacio Nikola hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafail Kamberov came free, but Lucas Cesaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Dobrin Zhirov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Cesaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dobrin Zhirov got free with Lucas Cesaro in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vangel Dorovski's late challenge caught a Gastres FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vangel Dorovski helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Vangel Dorovski. The supporters of Gastres FC booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vangel Dorovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Arnaldo Mino hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafail Kamberov to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Cesaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafail Kamberov, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Dobrin Zhirov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Lucas Cesaro made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Rafail Kamberov sent off a good shot on target. After 36 minutes of play, Gastres FC's Pablo Bide made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simo Tuliyski was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Rumen Rubiev took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Lucas Cesaro to make any attempt to save it. 46 minutes into the game, Romulo Mateo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gastres FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cup2 the free kick. In the 46th match minute, Gastres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Mateo to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Vangel Dorovski made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vangel Dorovski in the 51st minute of play forced Gastres FC's goalkeeper Lucas Cesaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Cesaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobrin Zhirov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dobrin Zhirov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Cesaro having to interfere. Faustino Eduino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute, Ganyo Handzhiyski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Cesaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafail Kamberov in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Gastres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Endura to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Gastres FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Marco Endura hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Bocho Maystorov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Cesaro. Gastres FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bocho Maystorov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After 80 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Spiro Vergov. 89 minutes into the match, Gastres FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafail Kamberov came free, but Lucas Cesaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gastres FC's Marco Endura got a free kick in the 95th minute. Marco Endura hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Cup2 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.