League

Stadion Lokomotiv
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, BatVanio's Prokopi Dragiyski got a free kick in the 5th minute. Levent Chovalinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Yanek Zaykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luke Baekelandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Paenov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Zé Augusto Severo made a precise shot to the right of Yanek Zaykov. BatVanio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A hard shot 18 in the game by Levent Chovalinov from a close distance when the talented Yanek Zaykov managed to make a qualified save. BatVanio's players were relieved. In the 19th match minute, Lokomotiv Sofia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velyo Babev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Velinski in the 20th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Sofia's goalkeeper Luke Baekelandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Levent Chovalinov put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Yanek Zaykov. After 28 played minutes BatVanio got a freekick which was hit by Lyubcho Kurudzhiev. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Genko Yochkolovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lokomotiv Sofia's supporters rose to their feet, but Genko Yochkolovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yanek Zaykov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Yanek Zaykov managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Lokomotiv Sofia's Levent Chovalinov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Augusto Severo in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yanek Zaykov saved BatVanio from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Zé Augusto Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yanek Zaykov was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Levent Chovalinov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Yanek Zaykov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto Severo in the 44th minute of play forced BatVanio's goalkeeper Yanek Zaykov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, BatVanio's Lyubcho Kurudzhiev got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Martin Velinski made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, BatVanio's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Chovalinov came free, but Yanek Zaykov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the BatVanio defense, Zé Augusto Severo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanek Zaykov. The BatVanio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanek Zaykov should have stopped the shot. When Lokomotiv Sofia's Zé Augusto Severo in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BatVanio's goalie prevented a goal. In the 69th minute, Lyubcho Kurudzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yanek Zaykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Severo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Levent Chovalinov in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanek Zaykov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Augusto Severo in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yanek Zaykov saved BatVanio from getting behind. When Genko Yochkolovski came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Lokomotiv Sofia 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 Genko Yochkolovski couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute, Levent Chovalinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lokomotiv Sofia's Luke Baekelandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Velinski in the 79th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in BatVanio's zone, Zé Augusto Severo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanek Zaykov came out of the goal and Zé Augusto Severo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Levent Chovalinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 84 minutes, Denko Paenov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BatVanio and the Lokomotiv Sofia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lokomotiv Sofia booed when BatVanio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denko Paenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of BatVanio booed when Lokomotiv Sofia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladislav Ochkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luke Baekelandt was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Radostin Yazov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Levent Chovalinov in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanek Zaykov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Augusto Severo in the 90th minute of play forced BatVanio's goalkeeper Yanek Zaykov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to BatVanio getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Vanyo Chenkov hit a great ball. Lokomotiv Sofia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.