League

Kurkudzha Stadion
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) Paun Maldzyiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzeno Makriev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tzeno Makriev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Kurkudzha booed when Kositschino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastas Bozhinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anastas Bozhinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yonko Gugov having to interfere. In the 13thth minute of the game Nikolay Hristoskov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kurkudzha's Yonko Gugov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th minute, Evgeni Daalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anastas Bozhinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Kurkudzha's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Hristoskov came free, but Yonko Gugov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anastas Bozhinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yonko Gugov having to interfere. After some careless play in the Kurkudzha defense, Anastas Bozhinov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yonko Gugov. The Kurkudzha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yonko Gugov should have stopped the shot. Nikolay Hristoskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yonko Gugov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastas Bozhinov in the 43rd minute of play forced Kurkudzha's goalkeeper Yonko Gugov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Nikolay Hristoskov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kositschino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. If Anastas Bozhinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Chavdar Belezhkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Paun Maldzyiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd match minute, Kositschino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iliya Bodzhov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Kurkudzha booed when Kositschino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iliya Bodzhov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzeno Makriev in the 56th minute of play forced Kositschino's goalkeeper Paun Maldzyiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tzeno Makriev scored 2-3 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paun Maldzyiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Kurkudzha's goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Hristoskov came free, but Yonko Gugov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 63 minutes, Anastas Bozhinov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kositschino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anastas Bozhinov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute of the match, Anastas Bozhinov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yonko Gugov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Anastas Bozhinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yonko Gugov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Nikolay Hristoskov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kositschino's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikolay Hristoskov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yonko Gugov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yonko Gugov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Hristoskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yonko Gugov having to interfere. When the match was over Kositschino could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kurkudzha throughout the match.