League

Mekis Stadion
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mahsun İrfan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rostislav Mominov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Lin Feng made a huge save. After 4 played minutes TigersWest got a freekick which was hit by Velichko Pitekov. Alexander Dikanarov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ilcho Petrinski. TigersWest's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, 1.CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Mahsun İrfan came free, but Lin Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind TigersWest's goalkeeper Ilcho Petrinski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahsun İrfan in the 9th minute of play forced 1.CSKA's goalkeeper Lin Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahsun İrfan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Lin Feng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 13 minutes into the game, Raycho Mizov threw the ball into play from the sideline. 1.CSKA's Alexander Dikanarov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ilcho Petrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cordera Nunez, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Zachary Domaradzki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sevdalin Doychev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Lin Feng made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zachary Domaradzki during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to 1.CSKA getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Zachary Domaradzki hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Cordera Nunez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilcho Petrinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1.CSKA's Cordera Nunez got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilcho Petrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Domaradzki, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Lin Feng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahsun İrfan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilcho Petrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cordera Nunez, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cordera Nunez in the 36th minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Ilcho Petrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Cordera Nunez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of TigersWest's Ilcho Petrinski. Ilcho Petrinski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lin Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Mominov, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cordera Nunez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, 1.CSKA's Manuel Raitin got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ilcho Petrinski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cordera Nunez's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute Sevdalin Doychev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Raycho Mizov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 1.CSKA's Lin Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahsun İrfan in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Biser Kostakev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lin Feng was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of TigersWest booed when 1.CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachary Domaradzki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prodan Komarov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lin Feng. 1.CSKA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ilcho Petrinski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cordera Nunez in the 78th minute. Cordera Nunez might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilcho Petrinski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cordera Nunez ran back to his position shaking his head. Slavyan Matzev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ilcho Petrinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lin Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sevdalin Doychev in the 88th minute of the match. Lin Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahsun İrfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Zachary Domaradzki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Ilcho Petrinski made a huge save. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.