Official Cup

Estadio MANCHITA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Guillermo Viviano 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. 3 minutes into the game, Roman Terziyski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botev Plovdiv 1912's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Terziyski to maneuver through the defense. Geronimo Salbatore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genadi Manov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Tencho Urmanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillermo Viviano in the 11th minute. Guillermo Viviano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Tencho Urmanov made a huge save. The supporters of Botev Plovdiv 1912 booed when MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Chucho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Roman Terziyski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botev Plovdiv 1912's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Terziyski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Toma Zhezhov hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Lulcho Trashliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velcho Botzov hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. A collision led to MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Pedro Mitxel hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the game, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Roman Terziyski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Florentino Bento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 0-2 became the score in the 36th minute when Lulcho Trashliev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Roman Terziyski came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Botev Plovdiv 1912 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 Roman Terziyski couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Tencho Urmanov got control of the ball when Guillermo Viviano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 defense, Lulcho Trashliev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florentino Bento. The MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florentino Bento should have stopped the shot. After the first half Botev Plovdiv 1912 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lulcho Trashliev to strike the kick off in the second half. Guillermo Viviano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tencho Urmanov having to make a save. Vladislav Bubov hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Botev Plovdiv 1912's Lulcho Trashliev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Florentino Bento. That made the score 0-4 after 59 minutes of play. Florentino Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lulcho Trashliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentino Bento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Terziyski, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Lulcho Trashliev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Botev Plovdiv 1912's supporters rose to their feet, but Lulcho Trashliev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florentino Bento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geronimo Salbatore blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tencho Urmanov having to make a save. Florentino Bento came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Botev Plovdiv 1912's Roman Terziyski. But to his dismay, Roman Terziyski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Tencho Urmanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geronimo Salbatore in the 85th minute of play. Doychin Penelov charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doychin Penelov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Botev Plovdiv 1912:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12:s goal. Geronimo Salbatore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Guillermo Viviano got a free kick in the 95th minute. After 97 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Vladislav Bubov. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Botev Plovdiv 1912 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.