Official Cup

Eibenthal
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tzanko Papukchiev made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeri Hadzhisotirov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayan Kavalov in the 6th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Damian Tender to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cup2's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Galin Hadzhiyski in the 7th minute. The corner led Cup2's Galin Hadzhiyski to fire away a dangerous shot which Damian Tender despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 10th minute of play. Aleko Merdzhanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Tender having to interfere. Trayan Kavalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Damian Tender tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Niculae Perșa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Michael Hjeltman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trayan Kavalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Tender having to interfere. With a little luck, Cup2's Karl-Michael Hjeltman got control of the ball when Vasile Leucuța tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Ødegaard kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Vasile Leucuța managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED BLUE STAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasile Leucuța was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Michael Hjeltman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Pociu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Karl-Michael Hjeltman. Ferdinand Pociu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Tzanko Papukchiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damian Tender. RED BLUE STAR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tzanko Papukchiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Damian Tender showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzanko Papukchiev in the 42nd minute of the match. A collision led to RED BLUE STAR getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Vlad Ştirbu hit a great ball. Damian Tender came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Cup2's Martin Ødegaard. But to his dismay, Martin Ødegaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vasile Leucuța stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Trayan Kavalov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 55th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, William Saliba took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Damian Tender to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice moves Valeri Hadzhisotirov could shoot a difficult shot in the 60th minute, which Damian Tender however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzanko Papukchiev in the 64th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Damian Tender to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 65th minute of play. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by William Saliba during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. William Saliba hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Damian Tender was a little too slow when Tzanko Papukchiev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-5. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Damian Tender, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trayan Kavalov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Damian Tender made a huge save. Damian Tender made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trayan Kavalov in the 82nd minute. 87 minutes into the game, Ivan Baldovinescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RED BLUE STAR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cup2 the free kick. When Valeri Hadzhisotirov came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Cup2 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 Valeri Hadzhisotirov couldn't finish the play. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trayan Kavalov in the 90th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Tzanko Papukchiev put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Damian Tender. The RED BLUE STAR fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cup2 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.