League

Zhergovets Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tencho Gunev started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Tencho Gunev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doncho Isakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Strahil Barokov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Doncho Isakov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tencho Gunev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Bogdan Karushev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naum Kontev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Tencho Gunev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Bogdan Karushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Doncho Isakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tencho Gunev, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Bozhko Genkovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nayden Mushkov to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Malkite Kristalcheta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Subin Bratovanov to maneuver through the defense. When Tencho Gunev fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malkite Kristalcheta's protests and gave Tencho Gunev a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Malkite Kristalcheta's Tencho Gunev got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, one of AC-23:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AC-23. In the 60th minute Tencho Gunev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doncho Isakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tencho Gunev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Doncho Isakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tencho Gunev, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Tencho Gunev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Doncho Isakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Tencho Gunev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doncho Isakov was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. If Strahil Barokov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Tencho Gunev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malkite Kristalcheta's supporters rose to their feet, but Tencho Gunev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Doncho Isakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Doncho Isakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tencho Gunev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Subin Bratovanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.