League

Kochovo Stadion
Spectators: 7970 (Terracing: 5979, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rangel Shirkov got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Radostin Hantov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Апостоли на Свободата's supporters rose to their feet, but Radostin Hantov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vihar Penushliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todor Yorgov in the 4th minute of play forced Апостоли на Свободата's goalkeeper Serafim Darkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Velichko Paliev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knesowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Апостоли на Свободата the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Knesowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velichko Paliev to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute of the match Апостоли на Свободата got a corner. Knesowo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antoni Smilkov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Апостоли на Свободата's Andrey Stamov to a score. 1-0 in the 9th minute. A hard shot 12 in the game by Andrey Stamov from a close distance when the talented Vihar Penushliev managed to make a qualified save. Knesowo's players were relieved. If Andrey Stamov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrey Stamov struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Vihar Penushliev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Апостоли на Свободата. Igor Terezov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Knesowo's Vihar Penushliev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Knesowo from getting a goal against them. 21 minutes into the match, Andrey Stamov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vihar Penushliev. Knesowo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrey Stamov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 24 played minutes Knesowo got a freekick which was hit by Vangel Aldimirov. Vihar Penushliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marian Gazenov in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Knesowo's Vihar Penushliev got control of the ball when Marian Gazenov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antoni Smilkov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vihar Penushliev. Knesowo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marian Gazenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 played minutes Knesowo got a freekick which was hit by Stavri Parev. If Radostin Hantov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Radostin Hantov sped through Knesowo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vihar Penushliev.

The wind increased when Andrey Stamov made the kick off in the second half. Marian Gazenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vihar Penushliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marian Gazenov in the 56th minute of play. Andrey Stamov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vihar Penushliev having to make a save. Velichko Paliev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafim Darkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Knesowo defense, Marian Gazenov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vihar Penushliev. The Knesowo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vihar Penushliev should have stopped the shot. Diyan Popstoyanov hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Vihar Penushliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Stamov in the 68th minute of the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Andrey Stamov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Апостоли на Свободата's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrey Stamov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 71 minutes of play, Апостоли на Свободата's Andrey Stamov made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vihar Penushliev was left in no man's land by his defense there! 74 minutes into the game, Апостоли на Свободата's Andrey Stamov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vihar Penushliev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Vihar Penushliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Stamov, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 94th match minute, Knesowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavri Parev to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Knesowo's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Smilkov came free, but Vihar Penushliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Andrey Stamov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Апостоли на Свободата 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 Andrey Stamov couldn't finish the play. When the referee ended the match the Апостоли на Свободата players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.