Victoria Park
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hasan Hüseyin Orak started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Fabian Fager mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hartlepool and the FC Bourgas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Hartlepool got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Fager. Åke Stål showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iliyan Praskov, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Åke Stål stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iliyan Praskov's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, FC Bourgas's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Jansson came free, but Filcho Mavrikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12thth minute of the game Iliyan Praskov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hartlepool's Åke Stål was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, FC Bourgas's Filcho Mavrikov got control of the ball when Hasan Hüseyin Orak tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FC Bourgas getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Stoyan Hitov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Hartlepool's Bosse Blond got a free kick in the 19th minute. Iliyan Praskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Åke Stål having to interfere. Filcho Mavrikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Hüseyin Orak in the 23rd minute of the match. If Iliyan Praskov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hartlepool getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Fabian Fager hit a great ball. Filcho Mavrikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Blixt, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Filcho Mavrikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Jansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. FC Bourgas's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Hasan Hüseyin Orak scored to the left of an out of position Filcho Mavrikov, making the score, 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iliyan Praskov to make the kick off. Iliyan Praskov in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Åke Stål, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Filcho Mavrikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hasan Hüseyin Orak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Stoyan Hitov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Bourgas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hartlepool the free kick. In the 61st match minute, FC Bourgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoyan Hitov to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Charlie Jansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hartlepool fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 69 minutes into the match, Hartlepool's goal looked a bit too open when Iliyan Praskov came free, but Åke Stål reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Fabian Fager hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute Yoncho Menkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Stål saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Åke Stål managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when FC Bourgas's Iliyan Praskov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 79th minute Minko Velkushanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Stål saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute of the match, Yoncho Menkov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Åke Stål saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Åke Stål showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minko Velkushanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. FC Bourgas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kamen Kudev in the 86th minute. The corner ended in Kamen Kudev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hartlepool's Åke Stål did a great save. After 93 played minutes Hartlepool got a freekick which was hit by Bengt Blixt. In the 94th minute Iliyan Praskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Stål saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th match minute, FC Bourgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamen Kudev to maneuver through the defense. FC Bourgas's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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