League

Ticha Arena
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antoan Maslenkov kicked off to start the match. If Miho Butilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, MIlenX Squad Varna's Vancho Balinski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Vancho Balinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute, Avgustin Durov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the game, MIlenX Squad Varna's Vancho Balinski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boyan Shinikov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Antoan Maslenkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Delyan Buranski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Boyan Shinikov managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when MIlenX Squad Varna's Osvaldo Ted fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Violet Parpulov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Boyan Shinikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delyan Buranski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bocho Taushanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 48 minutes into the game, Bocho Taushanov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Delyan Buranski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vancho Balinski was the one to do the kick off. In the 61st minute Osvaldo Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyan Shinikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antoan Maslenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Академик София's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pencho Spasov was slow to take the kick. During this time MIlenX Squad Varna's players had a chance to rest. Vancho Balinski struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Boyan Shinikov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MIlenX Squad Varna. Boyan Shinikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vancho Balinski in the 75th minute of the match. Vancho Balinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyan Shinikov having to interfere. Boyan Shinikov came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by MIlenX Squad Varna's Miho Butilov. But to his dismay, Miho Butilov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Avgustin Durov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Академик София's zone, Vancho Balinski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boyan Shinikov came out of the goal and Vancho Balinski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Osvaldo Ted sped through Академик София's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Boyan Shinikov. For all the effort they put into the match, the Академик София players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MIlenX Squad Varna.