National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fortunato Froněk started the match with the kick off. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Froněk, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Italy were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Bulgaria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domenico Pesce took the corner. Fortunato Froněk might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Samokovliyski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fortunato Froněk ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Savoia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marko Ruskov in the 14th minute. Fortunato Froněk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Perna in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Samokovliyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Perna came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Samokovliyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Lalli in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vesko Tokev in the 24th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Cristoforo Savoia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Perna in the 31st minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Nikolay Zhalov. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fortunato Froněk in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Zhalov in the 35th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Cristoforo Savoia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Bulgaria got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vesko Tokev ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Perna in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Eugenio Lalli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Ignat Nozharov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Marko Ruskov made the kick off in the second half. Bulgaria's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Perna in the 51st minute of play. Italy's Cristoforo Savoia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Zhalov in the 57th minute of play. Bulgaria's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Eugenio Lalli scored to the left of an out of position Bogdan Samokovliyski, making the score, 1-1. Cristoforo Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Zhalov in the 69th minute of play. Cristoforo Savoia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikolay Zhalov's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Bogdan Samokovliyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Di Mascio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Davide Di Mascio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Samokovliyski. Bulgaria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Di Mascio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vesko Tokev was slow to take the kick. During this time Bulgaria's players had a chance to rest. Cristoforo Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Ruskov, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.