League

FALCONS NEST
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 168) Yani Tenekedzhiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Minko Velkushanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, SEA FALCONS's goal looked a bit too open when Yoncho Menkov came free, but Yani Tenekedzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Preslav Maev got free with Filcho Mavrikov in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bourgas's goalkeeper Filcho Mavrikov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute SEA FALCONS were awarded a corner. Tinko Chervenakov went to the cornerflag to take it. Filcho Mavrikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Preslav Maev in the 10th minute of play. Yani Tenekedzhiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iliyan Praskov's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Yoncho Menkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yani Tenekedzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, FC Bourgas's Filcho Mavrikov got control of the ball when Preslav Maev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Bourgas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tinko Chervenakov was slow to take the kick. During this time SEA FALCONS's players had a chance to rest. Yoncho Menkov scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yani Tenekedzhiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iliyan Praskov in the 20th minute of play. After 25 minutes of play, FC Bourgas's Yoncho Menkov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yani Tenekedzhiev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoncho Menkov in the 28th minute of play. Yani Tenekedzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoncho Menkov in the 29th minute of the match. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoncho Menkov in the 29th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Iliyan Praskov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bourgas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iliyan Praskov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yoncho Menkov in the 34th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kubrat Benevrechki got free with Filcho Mavrikov in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 played minutes FC Bourgas got a freekick which was hit by Minko Velkushanov. Iliyan Praskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Yani Tenekedzhiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes, Iliyan Praskov made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. SEA FALCONS's Yani Tenekedzhiev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half FC Bourgas were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Preslav Maev was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Boncho Yalúmov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Yani Tenekedzhiev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yoncho Menkov in the 56th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iliyan Praskov got free with Yani Tenekedzhiev in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute, Iliyan Praskov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bourgas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. FC Bourgas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Velimir Petzanov in the 65th minute. The corner led FC Bourgas's Kamen Kudev to fire away a dangerous shot which Yani Tenekedzhiev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Yani Tenekedzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoncho Menkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Preslav Maev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Filcho Mavrikov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yani Tenekedzhiev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iliyan Praskov in the 76th minute. Yani Tenekedzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iliyan Praskov in the 78th minute of play. Filcho Mavrikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Preslav Maev, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Nasko Ichev's late challenge caught a SEA FALCONS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nasko Ichev helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes FC Bourgas got a freekick which was hit by Nasko Ichev. The audience was convinced that Preslav Maev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filcho Mavrikov was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Preslav Maev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boncho Yalúmov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Filcho Mavrikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded FC Bourgas left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SEA FALCONS.