League

Dragojevo Stadion
Spectators: 6502 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 2) If Delyan Bogatinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vanko Kukushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dragojevo's Delyan Bogatinov in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ruschuk's goalie prevented a goal. Paun Serdev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bobi Garvalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valentin Misliev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paun Serdev. Dragojevo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Temelko Manushev came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the FC Ruschuk 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 Temelko Manushev couldn't finish the play. Paun Serdev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanko Kukushev, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dragojevo's goalkeeper Paun Serdev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Temelko Manushev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paun Serdev having to interfere. Velimir Vrúblyanski charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Velimir Vrúblyanski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Dragojevo getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Velimir Vrúblyanski hit a great ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Vanko Kukushev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dragojevo's Paun Serdev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Temelko Manushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vanko Kukushev in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paun Serdev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dragojevo's Velimir Vrúblyanski got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Velimir Vrúblyanski off the ground. The supporters of FC Ruschuk booed when Dragojevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velimir Vrúblyanski didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vlado Petev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Dragojevo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vanko Kukushev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Dragojevo getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vlado Petev hit a great ball. After 57 minutes, Temelko Manushev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ruschuk and the Dragojevo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Ruschuk's Temelko Manushev got a free kick in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vanko Kukushev in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paun Serdev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the match, Dragojevo's goalkeeper Paun Serdev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Temelko Manushev. Vanko Kukushev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paun Serdev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. When Temelko Manushev came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the FC Ruschuk 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 Temelko Manushev couldn't finish the play. Vanko Kukushev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Paun Serdev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Vanko Kukushev in the 73rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Paun Serdev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vanko Kukushev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th match minute, Dragojevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tervel Kovanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dragojevo's goalkeeper Paun Serdev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Temelko Manushev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Dragojevo's Paun Serdev. Paun Serdev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Vanko Kukushev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paun Serdev. That made the score 0-2 in the 84 minute of play. A collision led to Dragojevo getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Delyan Bogatinov hit a great ball. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dragojevo! After a defensive mix-up in Dragojevo's zone, Viktor Gerchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paun Serdev came out of the goal and Viktor Gerchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 99th minute, Dragojevo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Temelko Manushev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the final whistle sounded FC Ruschuk left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dragojevo.