Official Cup

ARENA OF PEACE
Spectators: 777 (Terracing: 583, Seating: 179, VIP seats: 15) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Preslav Maev kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Preslav Maev in the 4th minute of play forced Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Minior United's Serge Rigot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubrat Benevrechki in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Preslav Maev in the 7th minute of play forced Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Minior United's Sava Komitov got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Kubrat Benevrechki made a precise shot to the right of Serge Rigot. Minior United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Preslav Maev came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sava Komitov during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sava Komitov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, SEA FALCONS's Tinko Chervenakov tried to score from far away in the 21st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ignat Ficherov charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignat Ficherov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SEA FALCONS booed when Minior United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignat Ficherov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When SEA FALCONS's Preslav Maev in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minior United's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of SEA FALCONS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Minior United:s goal. Chavdar Alexandriyski had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping Vladimir Baharov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Chavdar Alexandriyski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yonko Isaev in the 31st minute. Serge Rigot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kubrat Benevrechki, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, SEA FALCONS's Boncho Yalúmov got a free kick in the 34th minute. Minior United's Ignat Ficherov got his second yellow card of the match in the 37th minute. The referee ordered Ignat Ficherov off the ground. In the 38th minute, Ignat Ficherov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes of play, SEA FALCONS's Kubrat Benevrechki made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serge Rigot was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Minior United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SEA FALCONS were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yonko Isaev made a kick off. Chavdar Alexandriyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yonko Isaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Boncho Yalúmov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serge Rigot, 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antim Kralev got free with Serge Rigot in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 64 played minutes Minior United got a freekick which was hit by Sava Komitov. With a little luck, Minior United's Serge Rigot got control of the ball when Antim Kralev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Minior United's Serge Rigot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Minior United from getting a goal against them. Chavdar Alexandriyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilko Margaritov in the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Kubrat Benevrechki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SEA FALCONS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kubrat Benevrechki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iliyan Vrachovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Boncho Yalúmov came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Minior United's Tenyo Gulev got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Iliyan Vrachovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th match minute, Minior United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yonko Isaev to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zlatin Kukenski during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Yonko Isaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over SEA FALCONS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Minior United throughout the match.