Official Cup

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Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doychin Penelov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Doychin Penelovs short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Radomir Gazenov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 5 minutes Laziali's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Genadi Manov who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Genadi Manov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Radomir Gazenov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Genadi Manov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tzenko Donkovski in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Deribeev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Deribeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naum Mentov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, Laziali's Vergil Belyov got a free kick in the 19th minute. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Martin Deribeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doncho Tzvetkov in the 27th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Bone Starchev. After 30 played minutes Botev Plovdiv 1912 got a freekick which was hit by Bone Starchev. Martin Deribeev came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Laziali's Naum Mentov. But to his dismay, Naum Mentov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tzenko Donkovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute Doncho Tzvetkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Deribeev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milen Kaydzhiev to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Naum Mentov to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Vergil Belyov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laziali's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botev Plovdiv 1912 the free kick. Radomir Gazenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radoy Pentov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botev Plovdiv 1912 were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Laziali's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Genadi Manov took the corner. After taking down the ball on Botev Plovdiv 1912's corner Genadi Manov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Radomir Gazenov quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Laziali defense, Radoy Pentov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radomir Gazenov. The Laziali fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radomir Gazenov should have stopped the shot. Martin Deribeev made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Tzenko Donkovski sent off a good shot on target. When Svetlin Traychev came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Laziali 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 Svetlin Traychev couldn't finish the play. After 76 minutes, Genadi Manov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Botev Plovdiv 1912 and the Laziali players grew even worse after the yellow card. Genadi Manov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Darin Ermenkov hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After 79 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Naum Mentov. In the 83rd minute, Tzenko Donkovski fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 89th minute, Vergil Belyov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radomir Gazenov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doychin Penelov, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the game, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Doychin Penelov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radomir Gazenov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Botev Plovdiv 1912 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Laziali had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.