League

Chicago Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ventzislav Dzhambazov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Venelin Pamukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoyne Strahilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute of the match LS14 got a corner. Shopenko Youth Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 郑博辰 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 14 minutes of play, LS14's Venelin Pamukov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stoyne Strahilov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 20 minutes, Encho Peevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LS14's supporters crossed their fingers, but Encho Peevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Venelin Pamukov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Penko Stanin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ventzislav Dzhambazov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lulcho Manchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stoyne Strahilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Venelin Pamukov, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Lulcho Manchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. LS14's supporters rose to their feet, but Lulcho Manchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stoyne Strahilov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stoyne Strahilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Encho Peevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stoyne Strahilov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Encho Peevski in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lulcho Manchev in the 39th minute of play forced Shopenko Youth Academy's goalkeeper Stoyne Strahilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzeko Kordev in the 41st minute of play forced Shopenko Youth Academy's goalkeeper Stoyne Strahilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Shopenko Youth Academy defense, Encho Peevski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stoyne Strahilov. The Shopenko Youth Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stoyne Strahilov should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Venelin Pamukov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Shopenko Youth Academy's Stoyne Strahilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lulcho Manchev in the 51st minute of play. Venelin Pamukov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Stoyne Strahilov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Lulcho Manchev came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the LS14 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 Lulcho Manchev couldn't finish the play. After having played for 60 minutes, Tzeko Chipilov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shopenko Youth Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzeko Chipilov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lulcho Manchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zahari Dostin got free with Stoyne Strahilov in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Shopenko Youth Academy's Stoyne Strahilov got control of the ball when Encho Peevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shopenko Youth Academy's Stoyne Strahilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Shopenko Youth Academy from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Shopenko Youth Academy's Yanislav Rikov got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Shopenko Youth Academy's zone, Venelin Pamukov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stoyne Strahilov came out of the goal and Venelin Pamukov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Shopenko Youth Academy's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lulcho Manchev 85 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzeko Kordev in the 92nd minute of play forced Shopenko Youth Academy's goalkeeper Stoyne Strahilov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.