League

Plovdiv Stadium
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Bilyan Balov made the kick off and thus started the match. Plamen Ribarov succeeded in the game's 15th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. 22 minutes into the match, Luvovete Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Plamen Ribarov came free, but Genadi Choevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marko Dzhalev charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marko Dzhalev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Chupacabra Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Marko Dzhalev. Bilyan Balov might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apostol Gervazov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bilyan Balov ran back to his position shaking his head. Dinko Moraliyski's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Genadi Choevski firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Chupacabra Plovdiv booed when Luvovete Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rumen Mantov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chupacabra Plovdiv's Dinko Moraliyski got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dinko Moraliyski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Genadi Choevski made a huge save. If Dinko Moraliyski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Krasen Tzarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45thth minute of the game Bilyan Balov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chupacabra Plovdiv's Apostol Gervazov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Plamen Ribarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Chupacabra Plovdiv's goalkeeper Apostol Gervazov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bilyan Balov. Krasen Tzarev charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krasen Tzarev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Luvovete Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krasen Tzarev to maneuver through the defense. After 66 played minutes Chupacabra Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Boycho Mutishev. Bilyan Balov might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apostol Gervazov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bilyan Balov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute, Dinko Moraliyski 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. Naum Teodosiev's late challenge caught a Luvovete Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Naum Teodosiev helped the player get up and apologised. The goalkeeper, Apostol Gervazov, was totally fooled by Luvovete Plovdiv's Bilyan Balov, who 75 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Apostol Gervazov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bilyan Balov in the 85th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Luvovete Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilyan Balov to maneuver through the defense. Genadi Choevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Plamen Ribarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Luvovete Plovdiv's Bilyan Balov in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chupacabra Plovdiv's goalie prevented a goal. The Luvovete Plovdiv supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Luvovete Plovdiv would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.