League

Tilkili
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Ptichevo's Spiridon Kuleliev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Zheko Kuyumdzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasil Stanchov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes, Velislav Paunovski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ptichevo and the CSKA Tilkili players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 8 played minutes FC Ptichevo got a freekick which was hit by Velislav Paunovski. In the 10th minute Encho Gyorev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheko Bitrakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Spiridon Kuleliev in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vasil Stanchov saved CSKA Tilkili from getting behind. The supporters of CSKA Tilkili booed when FC Ptichevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lulcho Dimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheko Kuyumdzhiev in the 20th minute of play forced CSKA Tilkili's goalkeeper Vasil Stanchov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CSKA Tilkili's Vasil Stanchov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheko Kuyumdzhiev in the 21st minute of play. Emil Kurtev took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zheko Bitrakov. Zheko Bitrakov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The supporters of CSKA Tilkili booed when FC Ptichevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lulcho Dimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 played minutes Lilcho Tetevenski rounded FC Ptichevo's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Zheko Bitrakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Encho Gyorev in the 32nd minute. If Spiridon Kuleliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute Spiridon Kuleliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasil Stanchov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Encho Gyorev kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Spiridon Kuleliev might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasil Stanchov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Spiridon Kuleliev ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 42 minutes, Zheko Kuyumdzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ptichevo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zheko Kuyumdzhiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zheko Bitrakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilcho Tetevenski in the 45th minute of the match. Zheko Bitrakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilcho Tetevenski in the 46th minute of play. FC Ptichevo's Zheko Bitrakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lilcho Tetevenski in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lilcho Tetevenski made a kick off. Zheko Bitrakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Kurtev, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Lilcho Tetevenski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spiridon Kuleliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zheko Bitrakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Kurtev, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Zheko Bitrakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Kurtev in the 65th minute of play. The supporters of FC Ptichevo booed when CSKA Tilkili was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotyo Ugrinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zheko Bitrakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lilcho Tetevenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zheko Bitrakov came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by CSKA Tilkili's Emil Kurtev. But to his dismay, Emil Kurtev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Zheko Bitrakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Kurtev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilcho Tetevenski in the 79th minute of play forced FC Ptichevo's goalkeeper Zheko Bitrakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Emil Kurtev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zheko Bitrakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Zheko Bitrakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emil Kurtev went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, Zheko Kuyumdzhiev 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. When Spiridon Kuleliev came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the FC Ptichevo 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 Spiridon Kuleliev couldn't finish the play.