Official Cup

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Rix in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Fernanco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Veliko Stefchov kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Veliko Stefchov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. With his leg Hernan Fernanco managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Laziali's Gerasim Nachov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaby Diares in the 19th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Avgustin Yochev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thomas Rix in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Fernanco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hernan Fernanco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomas Rix's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Laziali's Kosta Kúnov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernan Fernanco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Kosta Kúnov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hernan Fernanco. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 28th minute, Constantino Lartaun made a precise shot to the right of Avgustin Yochev. Laziali's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Mikeldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerasim Nachov got free with Hernan Fernanco in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gaby Diares in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avgustin Yochev saved Laziali from getting behind. Avgustin Yochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaby Diares in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match Jason Ghost sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Avgustin Yochev skillfully saved the ball. In the 44th minute Thomas Rix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Fernanco 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 3-1 at half-time.

The referee felt a red card was in order, 51 minutes into the game, when Jason Ghost put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of Expreso del oeste:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Laziali:s goal. After some careless play in the Expreso del oeste defense, Thomas Rix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernan Fernanco. The Expreso del oeste fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernan Fernanco should have stopped the shot. Gaby Diares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Avgustin Yochev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernan Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Rix in the 61st minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Lartaun came free, but Avgustin Yochev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Gaby Diares made a precise shot to the right of Avgustin Yochev. Laziali's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Expreso del oeste's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lino Ignatius in the 75th minute. The corner ended in Lino Ignatius almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Laziali's Avgustin Yochev did a great save. In the 78th minute, Dani Alves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Avgustin Yochev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thomas Rix might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hernan Fernanco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Rix ran back to his position shaking his head. Hernan Fernanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Rix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Lartaun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitomir Piralkov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Laziali's zone, Gaby Diares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avgustin Yochev came out of the goal and Gaby Diares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vitomir Piralkov's late challenge caught a Expreso del oeste's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitomir Piralkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Vitomir Piralkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laziali were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Expreso del oeste for a fine match.