National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marko Ruskov got the match started through his kick off. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Venezuela! 9 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Dani Hernández had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marko Ruskov. After some careless play in the Bulgaria defense, Peruanton Tamayo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hristofor Borchev. The Bulgaria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hristofor Borchev should have stopped the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goalkeeper Dani Hernández had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marko Ruskov. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 18th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Dani Hernández successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peruanton Tamayo in the 24th minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Hristofor Borchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Kachamakov. After a defensive mix-up in Bulgaria's zone, Peruanton Tamayo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hristofor Borchev came out of the goal and Peruanton Tamayo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denimir Tzonkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Dani Hernández when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Dido Dunchev was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Bulgaria:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Venezuela:s goal. After a long run with the ball, Peruanton Tamayo did a trick in the 55th minute in front of Bulgaria's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-4. An impressive performance by Venezuela's Peruanton Tamayo! Lachezar Kavaldzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dani Hernández made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 62nd minute of play. Dani Hernández showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velichko Dúrov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Dani Hernández took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velichko Dúrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venezuela made a substitution. Juan Fernando Pratto replaced Peruanton Tamayo. Venezuela made a substitution. Dagoberto Moreyre replaced Vincente Polledo. In the 70th minute Lachezar Kavaldzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dani Hernández saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Juan Fernando Pratto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Dani Hernández reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dani Hernández didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bulgaria's Denimir Tzonkov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Dani Hernández showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Itzov in the 81st minute of the match. Dani Hernández showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lachezar Kavaldzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Fernando Pratto got free with Hristofor Borchev in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Venezuela's Dani Hernández played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Itzov in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Carlos-Henrique Cabezudo got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 87th minute of the match Mihail Mustakerski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dani Hernández showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hristofor Borchev was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Dagoberto Moreyre capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dagoberto Moreyre really showed his touch with that goal: 3-5. If Denimir Tzonkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dani Hernández didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Levent Itzov went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-5 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Levent Itzov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dani Hernández. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dani Hernández should have stopped the shot.