League

Smirenski Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Penko Hvúrlev kicked off to start the match. Iskren Buchkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arso Krantov having to interfere. Ivaylo Tilkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Peyo Gargov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Iskren Buchkov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of CSKA Aglen's Arso Krantov. Arso Krantov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Peyo Gargov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dancho Kalenderov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dancho Kalenderov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peyo Gargov having to make a save. Peyo Gargov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivaylo Tilkov in the 24th minute of play. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Smirenski's goalkeeper Peyo Gargov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, CSKA Aglen's goal looked a bit too open when Penko Hvúrlev came free, but Arso Krantov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Smirenski's Penko Hvúrlev in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Aglen's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Ivaylo Tilkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peyo Gargov. Smirenski's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivaylo Tilkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Tzanko Hadzhiiliev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arso Krantov having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Asen Chalúmov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 58 minutes, Viktor Popnikolov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Aglen and the Smirenski players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, CSKA Aglen's Viktor Popnikolov got a free kick in the 58th minute. Arso Krantov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskren Buchkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Peyo Gargov managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when CSKA Aglen's Dancho Kalenderov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Smirenski's Iskren Buchkov got a free kick in the 71st minute. After having played for 72 minutes, Ivaylo Tilkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Aglen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivaylo Tilkov 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 75th minute, Penko Hvúrlev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Smirenski fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Iskren Buchkov came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Smirenski 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 Iskren Buchkov couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind CSKA Aglen's goalkeeper Arso Krantov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute of the match Dilyan Trenchev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arso Krantov skillfully saved the ball. In the 90th minute of the match Dilyan Trenchev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arso Krantov skillfully saved the ball. Penko Hvúrlev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Arso Krantov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 95 played minutes CSKA Aglen got a freekick which was hit by Asen Chalúmov. 98 minutes into the match, Smirenski's Iskren Buchkov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arso Krantov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the CSKA Aglen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Smirenski.