Prized/Friendly Cup

FIUME IN PIENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Graziano kicked off to start the match. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Dragolyub Buchkov hit a great ball. Cristoforo Volpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 16th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metodi Demerdzhiev to maneuver through the defense. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Lenders in the 17th minute of play. When Ivan Perišić fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's protests and gave Ivan Perišić a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Perišić to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Cristoforo Volpe in the 19th minute really tested Georgi Velinov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 22 minutes of play, Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Georgi Velinov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг were awarded a corner. Tzvyatko Shanov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tzvyatko Shanov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fiume Veneto's Benji Price did a great save. Georgi Velinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Lenders in the 30th minute. A collision led to Fiume Veneto getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rico Taha hit a great ball. After 32 played minutes Fiume Veneto got a freekick which was hit by Alvise Catapano. At last the ball reached Mark Lenders at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг. 2-0. In the 39th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Perišić to maneuver through the defense. After 41 minutes of play ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Ivan Perišić was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Cristoforo Volpe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgi Velinov having to interfere. Georgi Velinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Graziano, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doychin Karamalkov to strike the kick off in the second half. Georgi Velinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Lenders, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goal looked a bit too open when Cristoforo Volpe came free, but Georgi Velinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Graziano in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Georgi Velinov saved ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг from getting behind. In the 55th minute, Dragolyub Buchkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг booed when Fiume Veneto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alain Girault didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Mark Lenders ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Georgi Velinov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a rather tough play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Tzvyatko Shanov got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Fiume Veneto's Cristoforo Volpe tried to score from far away in the 63rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Graziano in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Cristiano Graziano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fiume Veneto's Alvise Catapano got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fiume Veneto made a substitution. Orges Mema replaced Mark Lenders. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Graziano in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Graziano came free, but Georgi Velinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benji Price made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Velko Keresteliev sent off a good shot on target. After 79 minutes Fiume Veneto's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tzvyatko Shanov who took care of the corner kick. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Tzvyatko Shanov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Benji Price in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Volpe in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Fiume Veneto getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Alain Girault hit a great ball. Cristiano Graziano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Georgi Velinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cristiano Graziano came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Fiume Veneto 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 Cristiano Graziano couldn't finish the play.