Official Cup

Cerro Mercedario
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yulian Kyurpanov got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Mercedario AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lyudmil Kulev came free, but Leonel Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonel Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radko Vitkov in the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Lyudmil Kulev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonel Garcia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miladin Taushanov in the 18th minute of play forced Mercedario AFC's goalkeeper Leonel Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, Mercedario AFC's Hernan Garcia made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vergil Belokapov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Yulian Kyurpanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonel Garcia was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Leonel Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yulian Kyurpanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Vergil Belokapov was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Hernan Garcia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hernan Garcia really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 41st minute of the match, Hernan Garcia got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vergil Belokapov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hernan Garcia made a kick off. FC Liverpool's Vergil Belokapov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Erramu in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, Lyudmil Kulev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Leonel Garcia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Dochko Tzúrvenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radko Vitkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leonel Garcia came out and tried to block the shot, but Radko Vitkov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 63rd minute. Leonel Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yulian Kyurpanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lyudmil Kulev got free with Leonel Garcia in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Leonel Garcia managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when FC Liverpool's Lyudmil Kulev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 76th minute, Miguel Obano had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Miladin Taushanov fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Liverpool's protests and gave Miladin Taushanov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mercedario AFC booed when FC Liverpool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miladin Taushanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miladin Taushanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Mercedario AFC's Leonel Garcia got control of the ball when Lyudmil Kulev tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC Liverpool's Leonel Garcia threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Radko Vitkov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 84 minutes into the game, Radko Vitkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Liverpool's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mercedario AFC the free kick. After 84 played minutes FC Liverpool got a freekick which was hit by Radko Vitkov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Kyurpanov in the 89th minute of play forced Mercedario AFC's goalkeeper Leonel Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyudmil Kulev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Garcia having to interfere. Leonel Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lyudmil Kulev in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Radko Vitkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Leonel Garcia. That made the score 2-5 in the 96 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded FC Liverpool left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mercedario AFC.