Challenge

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Stanislav Búlgarov made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Mohamad Salah 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. Ruslan Rúklyov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omurtag Púrvulov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's goal looked a bit too open when Rusi Plochev came free, but Slavey Dochevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhu Ning Ning got free with Slavey Dochevski in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Zhu Ning Ning got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gerasim Berberov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Slavey Dochevski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 26th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 28th minute of play. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 31st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Slavey Dochevski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 38th minute, Seymour Coffman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blagoy Banovski was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 42 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, VN BAKITO's Blagoy Banovski got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in VN BAKITO's zone, Stanislav Búlgarov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ruslan Rúklyov came out of the goal and Stanislav Búlgarov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Denimir Tzonkov to strike the kick off in the second half. Ruslan Rúklyov made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Stanislav Búlgarov sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omurtag Púrvulov. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's goal looked a bit too open when Denimir Tzonkov came free, but Slavey Dochevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruslan Rúklyov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 77th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Blue avalanche defense, Rusi Plochev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Slavey Dochevski. The Blue avalanche fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Slavey Dochevski should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhu Ning Ning to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's Ronaldinho Gaúcho broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 88 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omurtag Púrvulov. Ruslan Rúklyov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omurtag Púrvulov in the 88th minute. The Blue avalanche supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Blue avalanche would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.