League

Hamer Arena
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orlin Ranchov kicked off to start the match. Nedelcho Gudzhulov might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Milcho Yurukov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nedelcho Gudzhulov ran back to his position shaking his head. 6 minutes into the game, Avgustin Radlov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Milcho Yurukov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th minute, Avgustin Radlov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Milcho Yurukov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 12th minute Orlin Ranchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avram Topală saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avram Topală made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlin Ranchov in the 13th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Dragan Panayotov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Machines's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dragan Panayotov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nedelcho Gudzhulov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Dragan Panayotov notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC Hamer's Milcho Yurukov. Milcho Yurukov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nedelcho Gudzhulov took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Milcho Yurukov. Milcho Yurukov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 31st minute Orlin Ranchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avram Topală saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Red Machines's Avram Topală proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Red Machines from getting a goal against them. Nedelcho Gudzhulov might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Milcho Yurukov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nedelcho Gudzhulov ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nedelcho Gudzhulov in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Milcho Yurukov saved FC Hamer from getting behind.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nedelcho Gudzhulov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nedelcho Gudzhulov in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Milcho Yurukov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nedelcho Gudzhulov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Milcho Yurukov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ventzislav Mikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Red Machines's Avram Topală played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlin Ranchov in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Red Machines getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Nayden Gavalyugov hit a great ball. When Ventzislav Mikov came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the FC Hamer 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 Ventzislav Mikov couldn't finish the play. The FC Hamer fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Red Machines were clearly better and deserved to take the win.