League

Delbyanovo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Krasen Hadzhistefanov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Temelko Kachulev came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by NIKOLA FC's Krasen Hadzhistefanov. But to his dismay, Krasen Hadzhistefanov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 12th minute Jozef Slobodník shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Temelko Kachulev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Temelko Kachulev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov in the 16th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Radomir Dodev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DXC Technology's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NIKOLA FC the free kick. Temelko Kachulev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Lulcho Hantov fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DXC Technology's protests and gave Lulcho Hantov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of NIKOLA FC booed when DXC Technology was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lulcho Hantov didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to DXC Technology getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Radomir Dodev hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Paun Vúrlakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho Golev didn't quite understand what happened when in the 24 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Temelko Kachulev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Slobodník in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, NIKOLA FC's Teofan Genchovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Temelko Kachulev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Temelko Kachulev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jozef Slobodník, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Temelko Kachulev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofan Genchovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 played minutes DXC Technology got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Dodev. When Sokol Mashov fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DXC Technology's protests and gave Sokol Mashov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of NIKOLA FC booed when DXC Technology was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sokol Mashov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Evstati Vushev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Temelko Kachulev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Yane Kadiyski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Temelko Kachulev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jozef Slobodník, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

With 50 minutes on the clock, Claris Cuello commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 51st match minute, NIKOLA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claris Cuello to maneuver through the defense. Dobromir Panagonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yane Kadiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Temelko Kachulev managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when NIKOLA FC's Krasen Hadzhistefanov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Donyo Kusev hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to NIKOLA FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jozef Slobodník hit a great ball. Svetozar Mildov charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svetozar Mildov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Svetozar Mildov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krasen Hadzhistefanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Temelko Kachulev made a huge save. After 64 played minutes DXC Technology got a freekick which was hit by Radomir Dodev. Temelko Kachulev was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nacho Golev. Donato Frutos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Temelko Kachulev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Temelko Kachulev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Slobodník in the 72nd minute of the match. Temelko Kachulev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jozef Slobodník in the 74th minute. Biser Vaklinov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Temelko Kachulev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nacho Golev in the 77th minute. Temelko Kachulev was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Evstati Vushev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Evstati Vushev really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. In the 83rd minute, Radomir Dodev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dobromir Panagonov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. When NIKOLA FC's Donato Frutos in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DXC Technology's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, NIKOLA FC's Krasen Hadzhistefanov got a free kick in the 88th minute. NIKOLA FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.