League

Tscherniza Stadion
Spectators: 6765 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 0) Zwetewo's Presiyan Sirenyakov 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. In the 8th minute Trayko Gorolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanek Babadzhanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trayko Gorolov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanek Babadzhanov having to interfere. Zhivko Yolovski made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Marian Chernev sent off a good shot on target. When Trayko Gorolov came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Zwetewo 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 Trayko Gorolov couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trayko Gorolov in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanek Babadzhanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zwetewo's Zhivko Yolovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Zwetewo from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the CSKA Tscherniza defense, Presiyan Sirenyakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanek Babadzhanov. The CSKA Tscherniza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanek Babadzhanov should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Zwetewo's zone, Marian Chernev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhivko Yolovski came out of the goal and Marian Chernev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kalin Geshev kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Zhivko Yolovski had great luck who in the 34thth minute grab hold of the ball when Teodosi Mankov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Zhivko Yolovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marian Chernev in the 37th minute. Zwetewo's Zhivko Yolovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Zwetewo from getting a goal against them. Presiyan Sirenyakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Yanek Babadzhanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yanek Babadzhanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trayko Gorolov, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After the first half Zwetewo were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodosi Mankov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kuzman Tinkov kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 61 played minutes CSKA Tscherniza got a freekick which was hit by Radoslav Monchev. In the 62nd minute, Matey Mutishev fired a really elegant long shot, but Yanek Babadzhanov threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. After having played for 64 minutes, Presiyan Sirenyakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zwetewo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Presiyan Sirenyakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Yanek Babadzhanov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Presiyan Sirenyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yanek Babadzhanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Presiyan Sirenyakov in the 75th minute of the match. Yanek Babadzhanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Presiyan Sirenyakov in the 78th minute of the match. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zwetewo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Serafim Suvandzhiev was slow to take the kick. During this time CSKA Tscherniza's players had a chance to rest. When Stayko Krústenyakov fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Tscherniza's protests and gave Stayko Krústenyakov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, CSKA Tscherniza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stayko Krústenyakov to maneuver through the defense. Presiyan Sirenyakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Yanek Babadzhanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 99th minute, CSKA Tscherniza's Radoslav Monchev seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Radoslav Monchev the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CSKA Tscherniza protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Radoslav Monchev had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 99th minute, one of CSKA Tscherniza:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for CSKA Tscherniza. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.