League

Lauton Park
Spectators: 8480 (Terracing: 6361, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) Nacho Barbutski made the kick off and thus started the match. Nacho Barbutski might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adalbert Evdokiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nacho Barbutski ran back to his position shaking his head. When Loko Plovdiv's Nacho Barbutski in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Goveni's goalie prevented a goal. Adalbert Evdokiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Barbutski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Boris Nachev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimir Tomanov. Loko Plovdiv's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boris Nachev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Radan Gornishki hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Adalbert Evdokiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Barbutski in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Goveni's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nacho Barbutski was slow to take the kick. During this time Loko Plovdiv's players had a chance to rest. After 15 minutes, Genadi Ahmakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Loko Plovdiv and the FC Goveni players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Loko Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Genadi Ahmakov. In the 17th minute of the match Yasen Vasilevski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimir Tomanov skillfully saved the ball. Nacho Barbutski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Adalbert Evdokiev made a huge save. Adalbert Evdokiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Barbutski in the 23rd minute of the match. Adalbert Evdokiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Barbutski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Adalbert Evdokiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Barbutski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Nacho Barbutski came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Loko Plovdiv 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 Nacho Barbutski couldn't finish the play. If Nacho Barbutski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute Nacho Barbutski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalbert Evdokiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boris Nachev in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Tomanov saved Loko Plovdiv from getting behind. A collision led to Loko Plovdiv getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Czeslaw Sakowicz hit a great ball. Loko Plovdiv's Emil Kalein suffered a sore thigh after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Yasen Vasilevski's late challenge caught a Loko Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yasen Vasilevski helped the player get up and apologised. Yasen Vasilevski hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boris Nachev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FC Goveni's Adalbert Evdokiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Barbutski in the 52nd minute of play. Tzvetomir Zikolov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Boris Nachev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute Nacho Barbutski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalbert Evdokiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adalbert Evdokiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nacho Barbutski went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Adalbert Evdokiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Barbutski in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82ndth minute of the game Boris Nachev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loko Plovdiv's Vladimir Tomanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Loko Plovdiv getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Genadi Ahmakov hit a great ball. If Nacho Barbutski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adalbert Evdokiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nacho Barbutski's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. If Nacho Barbutski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nacho Barbutski might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adalbert Evdokiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nacho Barbutski ran back to his position shaking his head. Adalbert Evdokiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Barbutski, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.