League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8275 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dimitar Berbatov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dimitar Berbatov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Dimitar Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Crusaders of Dark fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dimitar Berbatov couldn't finish the play. Dimitar Berbatov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Sørensen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 18th minute Eero Grönholm 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zahari Kiratzov in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Totyo Popisakov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Thomas Sørensen to make any attempt to save it. In the 29th minute Zahari Kiratzov 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. 32 minutes in the game Kristian Brolin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tzvetoslav Serdev. Eero Grönholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Crusaders of Dark booed when FC Grivata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzvetoslav Serdev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Totyo Popisakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zahari Kiratzov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 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 FC Grivata the free kick. In the 37th minute, one of Crusaders of Dark:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Crusaders of Dark. Kristian Brolin hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Thomas Sørensen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Thomas Sørensen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. 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.

Totyo Popisakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zahari Kiratzov went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute Zahari Kiratzov 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. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Dimitar Berbatov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crusaders of Dark fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Thomas Sørensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Grivata's goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Dino in the 74th minute of play forced Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Kristian Brolin in the 75th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Crusaders of Dark's Ildefonso Orlondo. Totyo Popisakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Dino in the 78th minute of the match. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 79th minute of the match. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 84th 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.