RÖK Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafail Lesev got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the CSKA defense, Júlio Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edwin van der Saar. The CSKA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edwin van der Saar should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anísio Santana during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute of the match Kaloyan Katzev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yan Pirani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Yan Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthijs De Ligt in the 23rd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Francisco Madureira notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of CSKA's Edwin van der Saar. Edwin van der Saar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Marquez in the 38th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CSKA's Edwin van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Novaes in the 39th minute of play. Edwin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Varela in the 43rd minute of play. CSKA's Edwin van der Saar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute, Cesinha Marquez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edwin van der Saar. The goal made the score 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.
Edwin van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, RÖK's goalkeeper Yan Pirani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yancho Batalov. 56 minutes into the game, Yancho Batalov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yan Pirani. Yancho Batalov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. After a rather tough play, CSKA's Stoyko Bikov got a free kick in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Madureira came free, but Edwin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Varela came free, but Edwin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júlio Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Marquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Madureira in the 67th minute of play. Edwin van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafail Lesev to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Cesinha Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Yancho Batalov 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. After 84 minutes, Rafinha Schmidt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RÖK and the CSKA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute Cesinha Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Kaloyan Katzev charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kaloyan Katzev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. RÖK's Ramiro Cerezo was substituted for Rafinha Schmidt. In the 97th minute, Kaloyan Katzev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RÖK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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