League

Siymen Stadion
Spectators: 8024 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Опълченците's Teofan Demerdzhiev 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. When Ganyo Salmov came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Опълченците 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 Ganyo Salmov couldn't finish the play. In the 5thth minute of the game Ganyo Salmov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Siymen's Namiq Zülfüqarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. İsa Ertüze hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Krum Konsulov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Опълченците's supporters rose to their feet, but Krum Konsulov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Namiq Zülfüqarov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 10 minutes, Milcho Penelov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Siymen and the Опълченците players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes into the match, Velichko Dungarov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Slaveyko Halov, 1-0. In the 21st match minute, Siymen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanek Markovski to maneuver through the defense. Siymen's Namiq Zülfüqarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristiyan Bunev in the 22nd minute of play. Grisha Stanilov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Kristiyan Bunev 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. When Ganyo Salmov came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Опълченците 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 Ganyo Salmov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 30 minutes, Krum Konsulov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Опълченците's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krum Konsulov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Namiq Zülfüqarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kristiyan Bunev's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Krum Konsulov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Siymen's goal looked a bit too open when Krum Konsulov came free, but Namiq Zülfüqarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristiyan Bunev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Namiq Zülfüqarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Опълченците fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Опълченците's Krum Konsulov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

Namiq Zülfüqarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krum Konsulov in the 52nd minute of the match. Teofan Demerdzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Namiq Zülfüqarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siymen's Namiq Zülfüqarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofan Demerdzhiev in the 55th minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Krum Konsulov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Опълченците's supporters crossed their fingers, but Krum Konsulov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teofan Demerdzhiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Namiq Zülfüqarov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krum Konsulov in the 62nd minute. Namiq Zülfüqarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krum Konsulov, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Опълченците were furious when Maksim Ganchev was red carded, 66 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Опълченците fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Siymen a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by İsa Ertüze, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov. 2-1. 76 minutes into the match, Krum Konsulov notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Siymen's Namiq Zülfüqarov. Namiq Zülfüqarov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Velichko Dungarov sped through Опълченците's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Slaveyko Halov. Slaveyko Halov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanek Markovski in the 90th minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, Siymen's Velichko Dungarov made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Slaveyko Halov was left in no man's land by his defense there!