League

Pavlikeni
Spectators: 7453 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ivar Smedfeldt took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ivar Smedfeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Naum Kontev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malkite Kristalcheta's goalkeeper Naum Kontev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Naum Kontev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ivar Smedfeldt went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Malkite Kristalcheta's Tencho Gunev got a free kick in the 14th minute. Naum Kontev was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Markus Clemens. Violet Uzunov's late challenge caught a Pavlikeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Violet Uzunov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Malkite Kristalcheta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Violet Uzunov to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Subin Bratovanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Malkite Kristalcheta's goal looked a bit too open when Naycho Raev came free, but Naum Kontev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivar Smedfeldt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Naum Kontev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Trayan Naychev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pavlikeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Trayan Naychev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naum Kontev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Strahil Barokov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Wieslaw Gizynski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Ivar Smedfeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naum Kontev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavlikeni's Wieslaw Gizynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tencho Gunev in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tencho Gunev was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Pavlikeni's Naycho Raev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naum Kontev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Ivar Smedfeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Naum Kontev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Violet Zarkov kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Wieslaw Gizynski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Subin Bratovanov. Strahil Barokov took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wieslaw Gizynski. Wieslaw Gizynski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Smedfeldt in the 67th minute of play forced Malkite Kristalcheta's goalkeeper Naum Kontev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Naycho Raev 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. In the 70th minute, Ivar Smedfeldt made a precise shot to the right of Naum Kontev. Malkite Kristalcheta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Ivar Smedfeldt sped through Malkite Kristalcheta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Naum Kontev. Lyuboslav Chimev charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lyuboslav Chimev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Malkite Kristalcheta:s Naum Kontev showed great skill when he stopped Ivar Smedfeldt:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ivar Smedfeldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pavlikeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivar Smedfeldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naum Kontev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Ivar Smedfeldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pavlikeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivar Smedfeldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naum Kontev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ivar Smedfeldt struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Naum Kontev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pavlikeni. A collision led to Pavlikeni getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Alexi Butanski hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Pavlikeni were the better team. Pavlikeni's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.