League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8274 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 160) Boyko Koynov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Dimitar Berbatov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Eligio Rojas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyuboslav Fudulov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lyuboslav Fudulov made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Dimitar Berbatov sent off a good shot on target. Dimitar Berbatov in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lyuboslav Fudulov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Crusaders of Dark booed when Victory FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Teyo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Totyo Popisakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Hadzhipetkov in the 13th minute of play. Totyo Popisakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boyko Koynov went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 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 19th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Victory FC's goalkeeper Lyuboslav Fudulov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitar Berbatov. 25 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyuboslav Fudulov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Crusaders of Dark's corner Dimitar Berbatov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lyuboslav Fudulov quite easily take care of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyuboslav Fudulov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dochko Razpopov hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Hadzhipetkov came free, but Totyo Popisakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov got a free kick in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyuboslav Fudulov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gervasio Teyo kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Victory FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gervasio Teyo hit a great ball. Victory FC's Lyuboslav Fudulov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Victory FC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laureano Medina in the 45th 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. Dimitar Berbatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Lyuboslav Fudulov made a huge save.

Victory FC's Leif Håkansson was substituted for Damyan Ostrev. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dimitar Berbatov to strike the kick off in the second half. Lyuboslav Fudulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 54th minute of the match. Lyuboslav Fudulov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Dimitar Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ding 赵云 hit a great ball. Victory FC were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Crusaders of Dark's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leif Håkansson took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Marko Kerkenezov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 69th minute of play forced Victory FC's goalkeeper Lyuboslav Fudulov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crusaders of Dark were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Victory FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dochko Razpopov took the corner. Crusaders of Dark's attentive Ildefonso Orlondo managed to snatch the ball when Gervasio Teyo made a throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game. Gervasio Teyo's late challenge caught a Crusaders of Dark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gervasio Teyo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd match minute, Victory FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervasio Teyo to maneuver through the defense. After 75 minutes Victory FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dochko Razpopov who took care of the corner kick. Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Crusaders of Dark from getting a goal against them. 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 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Victory FC's Lyuboslav Fudulov. Lyuboslav Fudulov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Totyo Popisakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomislav Batakliev, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute Dimitar Berbatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyuboslav Fudulov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyuboslav Fudulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 92nd minute of the match. Tomislav Batakliev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Totyo Popisakov made a huge save. 96 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Tzolo Marchovski came free, but Totyo Popisakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Victory FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.