Friendly League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denimir Tzonkov got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the game Sevdalin Evtimov made a throw-in which Denimir Tzonkov played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Refik Ülgü in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Rúklyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 9 minutes into the game, Hans Danielsson threw the ball into play from the sideline. VN BAKITO's Blagoy Banovski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, FC CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Georgi Velinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Bedri Vuralhan made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC CSKA's Tanel Kiik. After having played for 17 minutes, Ahmet Refik Ülgü managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC CSKA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Refik Ülgü was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. VN BAKITO's attentive Gerasim Berberov managed to snatch the ball when Bradley de Nooijer made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ren Yan Qing during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC CSKA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! Blagoy Banovski did an outstanding performance 25 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-0 to the right of an irritated Georgi Velinov in the goal. 31 minutes into the match, Ahmet Refik Ülgü notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov. Ruslan Rúklyov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Rusi Plochev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georgi Velinov was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

FC CSKA made a substitution. Arnulfo Roderigo replaced Téo Vieira. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arnulfo Roderigo made a kick off. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asparuh Genovski in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match, Arnulfo Roderigo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. FC CSKA's Ruslan Dzhalev was substituted for Ahmet Refik Ülgü. The throw-in from Bradley de Nooijer in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by VN BAKITO's Gerasim Berberov. Isaac Constancio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Constancio in the 62nd minute of play forced FC CSKA's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC CSKA's Arnulfo Roderigo got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute Isaac Constancio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, FC CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruslan Dzhalev to maneuver through the defense. If Arnulfo Roderigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Roderigo in the 71st minute of play. Arnulfo Roderigo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruslan Rúklyov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Gerasim Berberov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Georgi Velinov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 84th minute, Rusi Plochev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN BAKITO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Ruslan Rúklyov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 97th minute Arnulfo Roderigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC CSKA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for VN BAKITO.