League

Lazur Arena
Spectators: 7885 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 60) FC Neftochimic's Yanaki Kolov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Omurtag Imov kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tymoteusz Modliszewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dirk Jan Hoogsteen was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After 9 minutes of play, Novoselo's Tymoteusz Modliszewski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Modliszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Gergin Zapryanov kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Vladimir Doykin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Kolov in the 17th minute of play. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Lawrence in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Neftochimic getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Dencho Nikolchev hit a great ball. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Lawrence, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tymoteusz Modliszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Slavey Sagaev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Neftochimic's supporters rose to their feet, but Slavey Sagaev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vladimir Doykin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Isaac Lawrence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Novoselo booed when FC Neftochimic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prokopi Gerov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Novoselo booed when FC Neftochimic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gergin Zapryanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute of the match Nenad Højsted shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Yanaki Kolov 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. Vladimir Doykin was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Yanaki Kolov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yanaki Kolov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaac Lawrence made a kick off. When Spas Chovanski fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Neftochimic's protests and gave Spas Chovanski a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 51st minute of the game. One of FC Neftochimic:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Novoselo:s goal. In the 58th match minute, FC Neftochimic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanaki Kolov to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Yanaki Kolov made a precise shot to the right of Vladimir Doykin. Novoselo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After having played for 66 minutes, Tymoteusz Modliszewski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novoselo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tymoteusz Modliszewski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Novoselo getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bozhko Avramov hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Novoselo's zone, Yanaki Kolov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vladimir Doykin came out of the goal and Yanaki Kolov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Lawrence, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. FC Neftochimic's Dirk Jan Hoogsteen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Neftochimic from getting a goal against them. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Tymoteusz Modliszewski sent off a good shot on target. Tymoteusz Modliszewski in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dirk Jan Hoogsteen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Isaac Lawrence might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dirk Jan Hoogsteen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaac Lawrence ran back to his position shaking his head. Tymoteusz Modliszewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Dirk Jan Hoogsteen made a huge save. If Yanaki Kolov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. FC Neftochimic were victorious despite being under pressure from Novoselo for much of the match.