League

Victory Arena
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boyko Koynov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dimitar Berbatov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitar Berbatov in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lyuboslav Fudulov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dimitar Berbatov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lyuboslav Fudulov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Victory FC got a freekick which was hit by Svetlan Legomanov. 19 minutes into the match, Victory FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Lyuboslav Fudulov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dimitar Berbatov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lyuboslav Fudulov having to make a save. 26 minutes into the match, Victory FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Lyuboslav Fudulov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lyuboslav Fudulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Boyko Koynov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Victory FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Crusaders of Dark from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute, Dimitar Berbatov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lyuboslav Fudulov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Dimitar Berbatov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 37th minute of play forced Victory FC's goalkeeper Lyuboslav Fudulov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitar Berbatov scored 1-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lyuboslav Fudulov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimitar Berbatov was the one to do the kick off. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Medina in the 56th minute of play. Totyo Popisakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Hadzhipetkov in the 63rd minute of play. Totyo Popisakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Hadzhipetkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Victory FC's Lyuboslav Fudulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the game Gervasio Teyo made a throw-in which Ivo Hadzhipetkov played forward. In the 75th minute, Dimitar Berbatov 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. Totyo Popisakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tomislav Batakliev's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 87 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Eivind Lundemo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzolo Marchovski in the 89th minute of play forced Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, Crusaders of Dark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zdravko Bratoev to maneuver through the defense. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomislav Batakliev in the 92nd minute of play. Totyo Popisakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Kerkenezov in the 94th minute of the match. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzolo Marchovski in the 97th minute of play.