League

Brestica
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hristofor Dudev kicked off to start the match. Anastas Kostakiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benislav Shtúrbanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hristofor Dudev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Anastas Kostakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute Arhangel Chuchkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Kusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anastas Kostakiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hristofor Dudev's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Hristofor Dudev charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hristofor Dudev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hristofor Dudev kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Arhangel Chuchkov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 24th playminute. The audience was convinced that Hristofor Dudev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anastas Kostakiev was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Nikola Vragolomski fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE RED STARS's protests and gave Nikola Vragolomski a yellow card for diving instead. Nikola Vragolomski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Anastas Kostakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragolyub Ruevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Brestica booed when THE RED STARS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benislav Shtúrbanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Rafail Brúnekov in the 43rd minute really tested Silvio Kusko's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Arhangel Chuchkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragolyub Ruevski to make the kick off. Dragolyub Ruevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Silvio Kusko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Brestica booed when THE RED STARS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lilcho Stoyov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Dragolyub Ruevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Brestica's Anastas Kostakiev got control of the ball when Hristofor Dudev tried to sneak it across the goal line. THE RED STARS's Silvio Kusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristo Dodov in the 62nd minute of play. Doychin Tyutyundzhiev's late challenge caught a Brestica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doychin Tyutyundzhiev helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Brestica booed when THE RED STARS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doychin Tyutyundzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arhangel Chuchkov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Brestica 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 Arhangel Chuchkov couldn't finish the play. Dragolyub Ruevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Kusko having to interfere. Hristo Dodov hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in THE RED STARS's zone, Arhangel Chuchkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Kusko came out of the goal and Arhangel Chuchkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute Benislav Shtúrbanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anastas Kostakiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Brestica getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Lazar Todorchev hit a great ball. THE RED STARS's attentive Stan Stromann managed to snatch the ball when Milcho Tagarev made a throw-in in the 80th minute of the game. In the 80th match minute, Brestica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesho Borisov to maneuver through the defense. Hristofor Dudev kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Brestica's keeper Anastas Kostakiev was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Arhangel Chuchkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvio Kusko having to make a save. Dragolyub Ruevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Arhangel Chuchkov came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Brestica 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 Arhangel Chuchkov couldn't finish the play. Brestica's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.