Zagrade
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yuzbek's Omurtag Notov 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 Ognyan Tikvanov fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zagrade's protests and gave Ognyan Tikvanov a yellow card for diving instead. Velyo Stoychevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazar Kerinski in the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Yuzbek's zone, Ognyan Tikvanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Galabin Zamfirov came out of the goal and Ognyan Tikvanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nano Kyulyumov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Galabin Zamfirov was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Zagrade's Dragolyub Kúrlezhov suffered a fractured collar bone after 16 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Grisha Inkov's late challenge caught a Zagrade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grisha Inkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, Yuzbek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grisha Inkov to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Sergey Petrinski took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Galabin Zamfirov to make any attempt to save it. When Ognyan Tikvanov came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Zagrade 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 Ognyan Tikvanov couldn't finish the play. Lazar Kerinski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Zagrade's goal looked a bit too open when Grisha Inkov came free, but Velyo Stoychevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ognyan Tikvanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simeon Krahtov's late challenge caught a Zagrade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simeon Krahtov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Simeon Krahtov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Yuzbek's zone, Nano Kyulyumov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Galabin Zamfirov came out of the goal and Nano Kyulyumov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Samuil Lyutakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zagrade's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuil Lyutakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galabin Zamfirov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 36th match minute, Zagrade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Branislav Chonev to maneuver through the defense. When Yuzbek's Lazar Kerinski in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zagrade's goalie prevented a goal. When Lazar Kerinski fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yuzbek's protests and gave Lazar Kerinski a yellow card for diving instead. Lazar Kerinski hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute Lazar Kerinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velyo Stoychevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samuil Lyutakov made a kick off. After recieving a nice pass, Zagrade's Ognyan Tikvanov tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Grisha Inkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Ognyan Tikvanov 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. Galabin Zamfirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ognyan Tikvanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The supporters of Yuzbek booed when Zagrade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nano Kyulyumov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grisha Inkov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Velyo Stoychevski. Zagrade's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Samuil Lyutakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zagrade's Velyo Stoychevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omurtag Notov in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Zagrade's goalkeeper Velyo Stoychevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simeon Krahtov. In the 71st minute Omurtag Notov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velyo Stoychevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velyo Stoychevski made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Lazar Kerinski sent off a good shot on target. Samuil Lyutakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Galabin Zamfirov having to interfere. A collision led to Yuzbek getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lazar Kerinski hit a great ball. Zagrade's Velyo Stoychevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Zagrade from getting a goal against them. Simeon Krahtov in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Velyo Stoychevski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Velyo Stoychevski was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Omurtag Notov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Omurtag Notov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Yuri Menchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Velyo Stoychevski having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omurtag Notov in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Velyo Stoychevski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zagrade were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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