Official Cup

Troyan Stadion
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Mladen Balevski made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Вежен's goalkeeper Van Halen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mladen Balevski. 7 minutes into the game, Peycho Topchev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Вежен's Elin Kechedzhiev quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. FC TROYAN's Tzvetan Pirinchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Havier in the 9th minute of play. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Havier in the 12th minute of play. Вежен's Van Halen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanimir Dzhadzhev in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Вежен's Oscar Havier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tzvetan Pirinchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Manovski in the 18th minute of play forced Вежен's goalkeeper Van Halen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Havier, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Peycho Topchev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Вежен's Christiaan Enskens quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Van Halen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mladen Balevski in the 22nd minute of play. After 26 minutes of play, Вежен's Oscar Havier made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tzvetan Pirinchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Matey Ilev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 35 minutes of play, Вежен's Oscar Havier made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tzvetan Pirinchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Вежен's Van Halen got control of the ball when Dimcho Kerelezov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute Oscar Havier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetan Pirinchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Oscar Havier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tzvetan Pirinchev. FC TROYAN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Havier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Вежен's Oscar Havier got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Вежен 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 Oscar Havier to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, FC TROYAN's goalkeeper Tzvetan Pirinchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Havier. Van Halen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanimir Dzhadzhev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Havier came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tzvetan Pirinchev could save by the left post. Вежен's Van Halen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimcho Kerelezov in the 55th minute of play. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Havier in the 61st minute of play. When Oscar Havier came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Вежен 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 Oscar Havier couldn't finish the play. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Havier in the 65th minute of play. Вежен's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hermínio Peres in the 66th minute. Hermínio Peres made a great header on Вежен's corner, it was just that FC TROYAN's Tzvetan Pirinchev managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 68th match minute, Вежен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elin Kechedzhiev to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, FC TROYAN's Roman Shtonov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Oscar Havier sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the match, Вежен's Oscar Havier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tzvetan Pirinchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Вежен's Oscar Havier dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. If Oscar Havier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Havier in the 77th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Вежен defense, Mladen Balevski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Van Halen. The Вежен fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Van Halen should have stopped the shot. Van Halen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mladen Balevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Oscar Havier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oscar Havier in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tzvetan Pirinchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Havier, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Martyn Efremov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Вежен eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.