Prawdoljub
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iskren Pishlyakov started the match with the kick off. If Iskren Pishlyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Iskren Pishlyakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Nacho Fachikov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Prawdoljub's Konstantin Alipiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuil Loboshki in the 12th minute of play. Koleja's Eliodor Cocea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Koleja from getting a goal against them. Konstantin Alipiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iskren Pishlyakov's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nacho Fachikov got free with Eliodor Cocea in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Velcho Marazov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Iskren Pishlyakov made a precise shot to the right of Konstantin Alipiev. Prawdoljub's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Prawdoljub getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lyuben Saradzhov hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Boris Kostakiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Konstantin Alipiev. Prawdoljub's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boris Kostakiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Prawdoljub's goalkeeper Konstantin Alipiev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 42 minutes, Boris Kostakiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Koleja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Kostakiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bone Eroteev was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the game, one of Koleja:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 50 minutes, Prawdoljub's Stefan Merdzhanov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Eliodor Cocea. After the first half Koleja were leading 1-2. 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 Venko Zorovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Prawdoljub's Stefan Merdzhanov got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Valko Ribarov kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Nacho Fachikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliodor Cocea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Koleja's goal looked a bit too open when Venko Zorovski came free, but Eliodor Cocea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 79 minutes, Iskren Pishlyakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Koleja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iskren Pishlyakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliodor Cocea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Fachikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Koleja booed when Prawdoljub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valko Ribarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantin Alipiev stood somewhat misplaced when Iskren Pishlyakov came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 83 minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iskren Pishlyakov in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konstantin Alipiev saved Prawdoljub from getting behind. Eliodor Cocea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valko Ribarov in the 89th minute of the match. Iskren Pishlyakov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Konstantin Alipiev 93 minutes into the match. Iskren Pishlyakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute, Ivaylo Balev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Koleja walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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