Friendly League

KORITOTO-VARNA
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vihren Bozhanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Xiao Chao Yan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haralampi Kúrkelanov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Stroici in the 7th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andon Traychev fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN SOKOLI-VARNA's protests and gave Andon Traychev a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Andon Traychev got a free kick in the 8th minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Stroici in the 12th minute of the match. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yang Wei in the 14th minute of play. Chi Tzalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gercho Nenchovski in the 18th minute of play. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Chao Yan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Târcă in the 21st minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andon Traychev kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Krotev during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Valentin Krotev got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute Niculae Târcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haralampi Kúrkelanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vihren Bozhanov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Chi Tzalov made a huge save. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Stroici, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Stroici in the 43rd minute of the match. Chi Tzalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Krotev, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yang Wei to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC BaLiSt getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Eugen Braniște hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, FC BaLiSt's goal looked a bit too open when Gercho Nenchovski came free, but Chi Tzalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save VN SOKOLI-VARNA from getting a goal against them. A collision led to VN SOKOLI-VARNA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Miroslav Nikolov hit a great ball. Haralampi Kúrkelanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Târcă in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Stroici in the 65th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Haralampi Kúrkelanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Krotev. In the 67th minute, Valentin Krotev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, Xiao Chao Yan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Haralampi Kúrkelanov. Haralampi Kúrkelanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gercho Nenchovski during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Gercho Nenchovski got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, FC BaLiSt's George Terzian got a free kick in the 78th minute. Haralampi Kúrkelanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yang Wei in the 88th minute. After 93 played minutes VN SOKOLI-VARNA got a freekick which was hit by Vihren Bozhanov. When the final whistle sounded FC BaLiSt left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than VN SOKOLI-VARNA.