League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8284 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomas Rix started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Avgustin Yochev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ramiro da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Laziali's goalkeeper Avgustin Yochev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dochko Razpopov made a great header on Crusaders of Dark's corner, it was just that Laziali's Avgustin Yochev managed to reach the ball for a save. 19 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Avgustin Yochev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Totyo Popisakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramiro da Silva's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Emiliyan Zakov made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kosta Kúnov immediately put the ball in play. 30 minutes into the game, Ildefonso Orlondo 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 Laziali the free kick. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ildefonso Orlondo hit a great ball. Totyo Popisakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darin Gladichev in the 32nd minute of play. Avgustin Yochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eligio Rojas in the 38th minute of play. After 38 minutes of play, Crusaders of Dark's Eligio Rojas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avgustin Yochev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 41 minutes, Marian Kapchin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crusaders of Dark and the Laziali players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Marian Kapchin hit a great ball. Dochko Razpopov hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 45 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Avgustin Yochev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dimitar Berbatov made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Laziali's goalkeeper Avgustin Yochev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitar Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Totyo Popisakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Rix, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Laziali's Avgustin Yochev. Avgustin Yochev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 65 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Dimitar Berbatov. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Dimitar Berbatov sped through Laziali's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Avgustin Yochev. Totyo Popisakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darin Gladichev in the 74th minute. Laziali's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emiliyan Zakov in the 77th minute. The corner ended in Darin Gladichev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov did a great save. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomas Rix in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emiliyan Zakov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After having played for 83 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crusaders of Dark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitar Berbatov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Avgustin Yochev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Thomas Rix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Avgustin Yochev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 93rd minute of the match. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Crusaders of Dark from getting a goal against them. Laziali were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.