Official Cup

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mete Akman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Teofan Tzekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yaman United's Faik Dündaroğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Yaman United from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute Turgut Tezay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ventzislav Mitanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yaman United's goalkeeper Faik Dündaroğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tomislav Radlov took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Faik Dündaroğlu. Faik Dündaroğlu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Dark's Krasimir Miletiev got a free kick in the 19th minute. Faik Dündaroğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomislav Radlov in the 25th minute. After 28 minutes, Bekir Sağlamer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaman United and the Crusaders of Dark players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Yaman United's Bekir Sağlamer got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tomislav Radlov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faik Dündaroğlu having to interfere. Ventzislav Mitanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Turgut Tezay's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ventzislav Mitanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gürel Şanver showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Tomislav Radlov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Faik Dündaroğlu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 60th match minute, Yaman United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yavuz Bülent Coşkuner to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Yaman United getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Yavuz Bülent Coşkuner hit a great ball. Faik Dündaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ancho Palyushev in the 62nd minute of play. Faik Dündaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niki Bilyarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Mete Akman took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Ventzislav Mitanov to make any attempt to save it. Crusaders of Dark's Ventzislav Mitanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Crusaders of Dark from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Yaman United defense, Tomislav Radlov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Faik Dündaroğlu. The Yaman United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Faik Dündaroğlu should have stopped the shot. Yaman United's Faik Dündaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofan Tzekov in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Ilko Buchkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Faik Dündaroğlu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Tomislav Radlov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The corner ended in Ancho Palyushev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Yaman United's Faik Dündaroğlu did a great save. 93 minutes into the game, Mete Akman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Ventzislav Mitanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.