Official Cup

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 616 (Terracing: 463, Seating: 141, VIP seats: 12) Higinio Arraz made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Denimir Tzonkov made a precise shot to the right of Lei Bin. AFC United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Denimir Tzonkov hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Higinio Arraz got free with Ruslan Rúklyov in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov got control of the ball when Higinio Arraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Higinio Arraz in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ruslan Rúklyov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Higinio Arraz in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Ning Ning in the 17th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lei Bin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Ning Ning, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Higinio Arraz made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 23rdth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by VN BAKITO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jordi Scherz was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC United's players had a chance to rest. Ruslan Rúklyov made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Higinio Arraz sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Higinio Arraz managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC United's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Arraz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruslan Rúklyov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes in the game Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Denimir Tzonkov. Ruslan Rúklyov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Higinio Arraz in the 33rd minute. The AFC United fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when AFC United's Higinio Arraz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Yani Dandolov got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 47 played minutes AFC United got a freekick which was hit by Bilintx Trilla.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Denimir Tzonkov made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the game Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan made a throw-in which Denimir Tzonkov played forward. VN BAKITO made a substitution. Rusi Plochev replaced Isaac Constancio. VN BAKITO's Sevdalin Evtimov managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Şenel Volkan in the 57 minute of the game. The supporters of VN BAKITO booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pan Chao Yan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Higinio Arraz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruslan Rúklyov having to make a save. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Arraz in the 62nd minute of play. Lei Bin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasim Berberov in the 65th minute of the match. Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. AFC United made a substitution. Andries De Putter replaced Higinio Arraz. Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andries De Putter in the 70th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lei Bin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasim Berberov in the 73rd minute of the match. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC United! Rusi Plochev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Lei Bin made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Andries De Putter managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC United's supporters rose to their feet, but Andries De Putter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ruslan Rúklyov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lei Bin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 84th minute of play. With a little luck, AFC United's Lei Bin got control of the ball when Denimir Tzonkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, AFC United's goal looked a bit too open when Gerasim Berberov came free, but Lei Bin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC United's Lei Bin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save AFC United from getting a goal against them.

The VN BAKITO players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.