League

Belmashite
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tzanyo Ralchev started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Belmashite's goal looked a bit too open when Elin Raykovski came free, but Detelin Modrev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lilcho Staroselski kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Detelin Modrev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elin Raykovski in the 6th minute of the match. After 8 minutes of play, Куките's Elin Raykovski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Detelin Modrev was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Lilcho Staroselski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute Tzanyo Yakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Detelin Modrev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elin Raykovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Куките's Mincho Petrunov got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Belmashite's Grigor Kitov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Куките. Antoni Chonkov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 38th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Grigor Kitov. The audience was convinced that Elin Raykovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Detelin Modrev was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. When Tzanyo Yakov came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Куките 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 Tzanyo Yakov couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elin Raykovski to strike the kick off in the second half. Belmashite's Detelin Modrev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Belmashite from getting a goal against them. Elin Raykovski had several of the Belmashite's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Detelin Modrev as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in Belmashite's zone, Beloslav Kodzheykov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Detelin Modrev came out of the goal and Beloslav Kodzheykov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Tzanyo Yakov 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. When Tzanyo Yakov came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Куките 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 Tzanyo Yakov couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belmashite's goalkeeper Detelin Modrev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Elin Raykovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Detelin Modrev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antoni Chonkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tzanyo Ralchev went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The supporters of Belmashite booed when Куките was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mincho Petrunov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Elin Raykovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Detelin Modrev was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Detelin Modrev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elin Raykovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute of the match Grigor Kitov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antoni Chonkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Belmashite fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Куките were clearly better and deserved to take the win.