League

Левски 1914
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doychin Masúrski got the match started through his kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of CSKA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of VN Stremowo:s goal. 17 minutes into the game, Valko Yanchev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yuri Strahilov. Valko Yanchev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 19th minute, Valko Yanchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Filcho Tegarkov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yuri Strahilov. The goal made the score 2-0. Yuri Strahilov came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by VN Stremowo's Radoslav Marianov. But to his dismay, Radoslav Marianov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 28th match minute, CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzeko Kodrov to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Doychin Masúrski made a precise shot to the right of Stanislav Parichkov. VN Stremowo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Avgustin Hodzhov during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yuri Strahilov made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Valko Yanchev sent off a good shot on target. After 38 played minutes CSKA got a freekick which was hit by Anko Rilski. Yuri Strahilov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 40th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nasko Marinkev. The audience was convinced that Doychin Masúrski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanislav Parichkov was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, VN Stremowo's goal looked a bit too open when Doychin Masúrski came free, but Stanislav Parichkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in VN Stremowo's zone, Tzeko Kodrov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Parichkov came out of the goal and Tzeko Kodrov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Radoslav Marianov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Nasko Marinkev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Strahilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Nasko Marinkev came free, but Yuri Strahilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doychin Masúrski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, CSKA's Tzeko Kodrov got a free kick in the 66th minute. CSKA's Naycho Morozov was substituted for Mincho Gochev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nasko Marinkev in the 71st minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Yuri Strahilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Doychin Masúrski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stanislav Parichkov. That made the score 3-2 in the 73 minute of play. In the 76th minute, Filcho Tegarkov made a precise shot to the right of Yuri Strahilov. CSKA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 80th minute, Radoslav Marianov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yuri Strahilov was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslav Marianov in the 83rd minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Yuri Strahilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuri Strahilov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nasko Marinkev in the 89th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Nasko Marinkev came free, but Yuri Strahilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to CSKA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Tzeko Kodrov hit a great ball. In the 97th match minute, CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzeko Kodrov to maneuver through the defense. VN Stremowo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.