League

Oreschino Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zheko Staroselski got the match started through his kick off. Bogomil Despotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Vancho Duparinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bogomil Despotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11thth minute of the game Temelko Manushev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Чуковете's Tzanko Godinov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vancho Duparinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheko Staroselski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zheko Staroselski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zheko Staroselski kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, FC Ruschuk's Temelko Manushev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Bogomil Despotov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vancho Duparinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheko Staroselski in the 28th minute of play. Tzanko Godinov was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Vanko Kukushev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vanko Kukushev really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vanko Kukushev made a kick off. A collision led to Чуковете getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dimo Belichovski hit a great ball. Vanko Kukushev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzanko Godinov having to interfere. FC Ruschuk's Temelko Manushev got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Чуковете's Bogomil Despotov got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Temelko Manushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Temelko Manushev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanko Kukushev in the 68th minute of play forced Чуковете's goalkeeper Tzanko Godinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Ruschuk fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when FC Ruschuk's Vanko Kukushev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bogomil Despotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Vancho Duparinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vanko Kukushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Чуковете booed when FC Ruschuk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Temelko Manushev didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Bogomil Despotov came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Чуковете 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 Bogomil Despotov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 84 minutes, Temelko Manushev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ruschuk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Temelko Manushev 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 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ruschuk's goalkeeper Vancho Duparinov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Vanko Kukushev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ruschuk's supporters rose to their feet, but Vanko Kukushev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzanko Godinov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Temelko Manushev scored 5-0 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tzanko Godinov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot by Dimo Belichovski from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Vancho Duparinov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Ruschuk had won after a very even match.