League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8283 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dimitar Berbatov got the match started through his kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Perišić in the 6th minute of play forced Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tzvyatko Shanov charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tzvyatko Shanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Crusaders of Dark booed when ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzvyatko Shanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimitar Berbatov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Georgi Velinov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Eivind Lundemo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crusaders of Dark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг the free kick. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Dark's Eivind Lundemo got a free kick in the 10th minute. Dimitar Berbatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Georgi Velinov made a huge save. Dochko Razpopov kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Dragolyub Buchkov came free, but Totyo Popisakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Totyo Popisakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragolyub Buchkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Perišić in the 25th minute of play forced Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Eivind Lundemo hit a great ball. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Perišić in the 29th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Doychin Karamalkov in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Totyo Popisakov saved Crusaders of Dark from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Georgi Velinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 33rd minute of play. Totyo Popisakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doychin Karamalkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Ivan Perišić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Totyo Popisakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov in 44 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Georgi Velinov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 47th minute Miliano Valdero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doychin Karamalkov to make the kick off. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Crusaders of Dark. Dochko Razpopov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Georgi Velinov. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vallo Lööper during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 66 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Vallo Lööper. Dragolyub Buchkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Totyo Popisakov made a huge save. 69 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Georgi Velinov. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dimitar Berbatov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 74th minute of play. With a little luck, Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov got control of the ball when Dragolyub Buchkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Georgi Velinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Totyo Popisakov made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Dragolyub Buchkov sent off a good shot on target. Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dragolyub Buchkov in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Totyo Popisakov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 96th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzvyatko Shanov to maneuver through the defense. The Crusaders of Dark players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.