Official Cup

Калната Нива
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gillis Van Dongel took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Gonzalo Higuaín managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzalo Higuaín was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Charlie Vereyt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gonzalo Higuaín scored 1-0 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Charlie Vereyt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 10th play minutes Gonzalo Higuaín shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Charlie Vereyt and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 13th minute, Arhangel Avramchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe De Raedemaeker in the 15th minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Mladen Mangúrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes, Zinédine Zidan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United F.C. and the Flamenco United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Zinédine Zidan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the game Jordi Demeyer made a throw-in which Cedric Widdepenninck played forward. In the 26th minute of the match, Gonzalo Higuaín got a very nice opportunity to score, but Charlie Vereyt was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 3-0 became the score in the 28th minute when Gonzalo Higuaín elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Charlie Vereyt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tzvetoslav Levchev in the 30th minute. Mladen Mangúrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gillis Van Dongel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zinédine Zidan hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Gillis Van Dongel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mladen Mangúrov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Jordi Demeyer in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Manchester United F.C.'s Stanimir Nyagulov. When Arhangel Avramchev fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United F.C.'s protests and gave Arhangel Avramchev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute, Arhangel Avramchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonzalo Higuaín got free with Charlie Vereyt in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tzvetoslav Levchev to make the kick off. Mladen Mangúrov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gillis Van Dongel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tzvetoslav Levchev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Manchester United F.C.'s Gonzalo Higuaín in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flamenco United's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Manchester United F.C.'s Mladen Mangúrov got control of the ball when Yannik Imberechts tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 69 played minutes Manchester United F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Arhangel Avramchev. Mladen Mangúrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovanni Van Bael in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, Flamenco United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommas Van den Ende to maneuver through the defense. Cedric Widdepenninck made in the 75th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Yannik Imberechts immediately put the ball in play. Charlie Vereyt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzvetoslav Levchev in the 81st minute of the match. Flamenco United's Charlie Vereyt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzvetoslav Levchev in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Tzvetoslav Levchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Minko Gurbalov during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Manchester United F.C.'s Minko Gurbalov got a free kick in the 87th minute. Charlie Vereyt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minko Gurbalov in the 95th minute of play. Flamenco United's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Manchester United F.C. had won, even though Flamenco United had held more of the ball.