League

Aplatsu Stadion
Spectators: 6755 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 0) CSKA Mekisch's Vangel Ruzhekov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Aplatsu got a freekick which was hit by Lozan Gerdzhikov. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Gercho Klenov managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Mekisch's supporters rose to their feet, but Gercho Klenov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastas Palakarchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Galabin Shavarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhecho Kryakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Aplatsu's Yani Kaloyanchev got a free kick in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Aplatsu's zone, Gercho Klenov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anastas Palakarchev came out of the goal and Gercho Klenov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th match minute, CSKA Mekisch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spiridon Mikovski to maneuver through the defense. Anastas Palakarchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vangel Ruzhekov in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gercho Klenov in the 19th minute of play forced Aplatsu's goalkeeper Anastas Palakarchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Aplatsu's goal looked a bit too open when Gercho Klenov came free, but Anastas Palakarchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zhecho Kryakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Aplatsu's goal looked a bit too open when Gercho Klenov came free, but Anastas Palakarchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yosif Dyukmedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Galabin Shavarski in the 28th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Galabin Shavarski put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yosif Dyukmedzhiev. Anastas Palakarchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gercho Klenov, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 37 played minutes CSKA Mekisch got a freekick which was hit by Yulian Bogev. In the 38th minute of the match Valkan Gaev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yosif Dyukmedzhiev skillfully saved the ball. Aplatsu's Anastas Palakarchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gercho Klenov in the 40th minute of play. Vangel Ruzhekov took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anastas Palakarchev. Anastas Palakarchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Zhecho Kryakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Galabin Shavarski took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Yosif Dyukmedzhiev to make any attempt to save it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Galabin Shavarski to make the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Gercho Klenov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Anastas Palakarchev was a little too slow when Vangel Ruzhekov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 2-2. In the 63rd minute Vangel Ruzhekov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastas Palakarchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yani Kaloyanchev hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Aplatsu's Anastas Palakarchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vangel Ruzhekov in the 66th minute of play. Aplatsu's Anastas Palakarchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vangel Ruzhekov in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Vangel Ruzhekov managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Mekisch's supporters rose to their feet, but Vangel Ruzhekov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastas Palakarchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gercho Klenov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Anastas Palakarchev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vangel Ruzhekov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Anastas Palakarchev made a huge save. Anastas Palakarchev made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Gercho Klenov sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the match, Aplatsu's goalkeeper Anastas Palakarchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gercho Klenov. In the 80th minute, Lozan Gerdzhikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vangel Ruzhekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Zhecho Kryakov 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 a defensive mix-up in CSKA Mekisch's zone, Zhecho Kryakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yosif Dyukmedzhiev came out of the goal and Zhecho Kryakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Galabin Shavarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes, Spiridon Mikovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Mekisch and the Aplatsu players grew even worse after the yellow card. CSKA Mekisch's Vangel Ruzhekov got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. From close distance Gercho Klenov pressed in the 2-3 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 93 minutes into the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CSKA Mekisch eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.