League

Pride Park
Spectators: 8499 (Terracing: 6375, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) In the 4th minute, Yasen Tachkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Nikifor Vardev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayko Tuykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vergil Monchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanoy Pishimarov in the 12th minute. Martin Petrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Nikifor Vardev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayko Tuykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute CSKA were awarded a corner. Martin Petrov went to the cornerflag to take it. Martin Petrov made a great header on CSKA's corner, it was just that DeLiRiuM F.C.'s Rayko Tuykov managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, CSKA's Vergil Monchev got control of the ball when Yasen Tachkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rayko Tuykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vergil Monchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tencho Kamberski in the 29th minute of play. Stanoy Pishimarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Vergil Monchev made a huge save. When Svetlan Lazarov fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA's protests and gave Svetlan Lazarov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of DeLiRiuM F.C. booed when CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Svetlan Lazarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vergil Monchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Chukarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Vergil Monchev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 40th minute Nikifor Vardev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayko Tuykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nikifor Vardev made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, DeLiRiuM F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nikifor Vardev came free, but Rayko Tuykov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rayko Tuykov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 54th minute of the match. After having played for 55 minutes, Nikifor Vardev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikifor Vardev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Nikifor Vardev sped through DeLiRiuM F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rayko Tuykov. Rayko Tuykov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 65th minute. Rayko Tuykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Rayko Tuykov made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Nikifor Vardev sent off a good shot on target. Vergil Monchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Chukarov in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tencho Kamberski in the 77th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Vergil Monchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nikifor Vardev came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the CSKA 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 Nikifor Vardev couldn't finish the play. Evtim Pamukov's late challenge caught a CSKA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evtim Pamukov helped the player get up and apologised. Evtim Pamukov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. CSKA's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.