League

REAL - ARENA
Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) Металург's Oliverios Ribeiro 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. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Металург's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tzocho Kalaydzhiev was slow to take the kick. During this time R«STAR EAGLES»K's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ognyan Vidolov in the 10th minute of play forced Металург's goalkeeper Vassilis Argyrakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Argyrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzocho Kalaydzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Hristo Pisarev got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Hristo Pisarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hristo Pisarev in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vassilis Argyrakis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hristo Pisarev had several of the Металург's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 20 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Vassilis Argyrakis as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 25th minute Teofan Búrzin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Argyrakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vassilis Argyrakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristo Pisarev in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Novaes in the 43rd minute of play forced R«STAR EAGLES»K's goalkeeper Oscar Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Oliverios Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Hristo Pisarev made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Alejandro Nesta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oscar Pombal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ramiro Novaes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 53 minute of play. Oscar Pombal was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Oliverios Ribeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oliverios Ribeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. With his leg Oscar Pombal managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Металург's Ramiro Novaes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of R«STAR EAGLES»K booed when Металург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Menjivar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitan Zarkov hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Tzocho Kalaydzhiev, 65 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Vassilis Argyrakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hristo Pisarev went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. If Gruyo Rusev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teofan Búrzin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Металург's goal looked a bit too open when Hristo Pisarev came free, but Vassilis Argyrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hristo Pisarev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Argyrakis having to interfere. Vitan Zarkov kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Oscar Pombal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 85 minutes R«STAR EAGLES»K's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerasim Barabankov who took care of the corner kick. Gerasim Barabankov made a great header on Металург's corner, it was just that R«STAR EAGLES»K's Oscar Pombal managed to reach the ball for a save. Alfredo Menjivar's late challenge caught a R«STAR EAGLES»K's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Menjivar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Alfredo Menjivar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 88 minutes, Teofan Búrzin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. R«STAR EAGLES»K's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teofan Búrzin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Металург's zone, Hristo Pisarev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vassilis Argyrakis came out of the goal and Hristo Pisarev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Металург's zone, Teofan Búrzin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vassilis Argyrakis came out of the goal and Teofan Búrzin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.