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Match Report
Tipcinica Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dobri Gachev kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Opaka's goalkeeper Antonio Púrvulov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denislav Aladzhov hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tipcinica's zone, Dencho Belezhkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Venelin Egorov came out of the goal and Dencho Belezhkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Dencho Belezhkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dobri Gachev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Venelin Egorov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Velimir Karakachanov struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Antonio Púrvulov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tipcinica. In the 44th minute, Velimir Karakachanov made a precise shot to the right of Antonio Púrvulov. FC Opaka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damyan Krunev was the one to do the kick off. Antonio Púrvulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bone Monchev in the 53rd minute of play. Velimir Karakachanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Púrvulov having to interfere. When Dencho Belezhkov came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the FC Opaka 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 Dencho Belezhkov couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the match, Tipcinica's goalkeeper Venelin Egorov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dencho Belezhkov. Dencho Belezhkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Venelin Egorov made a huge save. 69 minutes into the match, Tipcinica's goalkeeper Venelin Egorov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dobri Gachev. Antonio Púrvulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damyan Krunev in the 75th minute of play. Dobri Gachev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Venelin Egorov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dencho Belezhkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Tipcinica's zone, Dobri Gachev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Venelin Egorov came out of the goal and Dobri Gachev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Opaka's Antonio Púrvulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damyan Krunev in the 95th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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