League

Svetulka Stadion
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. Mirolyub Zhúltov started the match with the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 3 minutes, Yani Kerezov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Boris Vandov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yani Kerezov having to interfere. Boris Vandov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 9th minute, Vladislav Solenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 played minutes CSKA Svetulka got a freekick which was hit by Alexi Bonov. In the 21st minute Milyo Kodrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radostin Dundarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Milyo Kodrov in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radostin Dundarov saved CSKA Svetulka from getting behind. Boris Vandov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yani Kerezov having to interfere. When Simo Grúncharski fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Svetulka's protests and gave Simo Grúncharski a yellow card for diving instead. After 28 played minutes CSKA Svetulka got a freekick which was hit by Simo Grúncharski. Radostin Dundarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milyo Kodrov in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to CSKA Svetulka getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Simo Grúncharski hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Milyo Kodrov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Droplja's supporters rose to their feet, but Milyo Kodrov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radostin Dundarov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mirolyub Zhúltov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Yani Kerezov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mirolyub Zhúltov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yani Kerezov was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. If Mirolyub Zhúltov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes FC Droplja got a freekick which was hit by Lyubomir Radomirski. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kuzman Shotorov during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CSKA Svetulka's Kuzman Shotorov got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Boris Vandov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Milyo Kodrov to strike the kick off in the second half. Radostin Dundarov made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Svetlin Penevski sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Boris Vandov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov. Yani Kerezov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boris Vandov in the 61st minute of play. Mirolyub Zhúltov struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Yani Kerezov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Svetulka. Yani Kerezov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Vandov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Boris Vandov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yani Kerezov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Vandov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Mirolyub Zhúltov sped through FC Droplja's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yani Kerezov. Mirolyub Zhúltov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Yani Kerezov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Mirolyub Zhúltov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yani Kerezov was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Yani Kerezov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Vandov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 83 minutes on the clock, Dancho Kashúmov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. When the match had been going on for 85 minutes, FC Droplja's Sasho Ahtardzhiev 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 Radostin Dundarov. After 91 minutes, Boris Vandov made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, FC Droplja's Sasho Ahtardzhiev got a free kick in the 95th minute. CSKA Svetulka's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.