League

Gidikliy Stadion
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zdravko Kichukov took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Yashov in the 5th minute of play forced Gidikliy's goalkeeper Krasimir Fandúkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krasimir Fandúkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdravko Kichukov in the 9th minute of play. When Zdravko Kichukov came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Lisitsite 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 Zdravko Kichukov couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Iskren Toplodolski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krasimir Fandúkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoni Yashov, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Danail Lambov charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danail Lambov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 27 minutes into the match, Lisitsite's Zdravko Kichukov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krasimir Fandúkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 29 played minutes Lisitsite got a freekick which was hit by Zdravko Kichukov. Zdravko Kichukov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Krasimir Fandúkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Yanko Haralambiev kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Lisitsite's goalkeeper Zhelyazko Adamski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Encho Brúnekov. The Gidikliy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lisitsite were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zanko Pútnikov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Lisitsite's Krasimir Fandúkov threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zdravko Kichukov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 56th minute, Ikonom Sevdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antoni Yashov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krasimir Fandúkov having to interfere. With a little luck, Gidikliy's Krasimir Fandúkov got control of the ball when Antoni Yashov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ikonom Sevdin's late challenge caught a Lisitsite's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ikonom Sevdin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Ikonom Sevdin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krasimir Fandúkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdravko Kichukov in the 66th minute of the match. Antoni Yashov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Krasimir Fandúkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ikonom Sevdin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Zdravko Kichukov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lisitsite's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdravko Kichukov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Krasimir Fandúkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Gidikliy's Ikonom Sevdin got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Dencho Berberov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Krasimir Fandúkov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zhelyazko Adamski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Encho Brúnekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Lisitsite's Zdravko Kichukov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Krasimir Fandúkov. Krasimir Fandúkov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lisitsite eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.