League

Johan Cruyff Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexey Gelev started the match with the kick off. Viktor Sholeykov kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of AFC Ajax booed when CSKA Sipocan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Branislav Barev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Roman Yanachkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Ajax's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Yanachkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nedko Kalchevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Levent Ochkov kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Rayko Pirovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC Ajax's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Sipocan the free kick. After 14 played minutes AFC Ajax got a freekick which was hit by Rayko Pirovski. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Simo Baylov managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Sipocan's supporters rose to their feet, but Simo Baylov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spiro Malchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bogdan Bozhurin hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Levent Ochkov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When %teams%'s Alexey Gelev was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 27 minutes into the game. Nedko Kalchevski was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 39 minutes into the game, Simo Baylov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Spiro Malchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lilcho Vodenicharov's late challenge caught a AFC Ajax's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lilcho Vodenicharov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, CSKA Sipocan's Lilcho Vodenicharov got a free kick in the 45th minute. When Roman Yanachkov came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the AFC Ajax 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 Roman Yanachkov couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Sipocan's zone, Alexey Gelev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nedko Kalchevski came out of the goal and Alexey Gelev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

After 61 played minutes CSKA Sipocan got a freekick which was hit by Slavi Topchiyski. Simo Baylov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Spiro Malchev made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Yanachkov in the 72nd minute of play forced CSKA Sipocan's goalkeeper Nedko Kalchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Roman Yanachkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Ajax fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexey Gelev in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nedko Kalchevski saved CSKA Sipocan from getting behind. After 91 played minutes Lilcho Vodenicharov rounded AFC Ajax's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-2. The AFC Ajax support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.