League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8611 (Terracing: 6468, Seating: 1983, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anthony Bellucci made the kick off which started today's match. Crusaders of Dark's attentive Miliano Valdero managed to snatch the ball when Stanoy Tzonchev made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. A collision led to FC Aytos getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Stanoy Tzonchev hit a great ball. Bocho Gechev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anthony Bellucci's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Gianluigi Buffon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with Gianluigi Buffon in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Velislav Vladkov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Daniel Rabakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bocho Gechev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bocho Gechev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Helbling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Buffon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dimitar Berbatov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 23 minute of play. Crusaders of Dark's Bocho Gechev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Helbling in the 27th minute of play. Bocho Gechev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordy Uchiha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bocho Gechev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Bellucci in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Gordy Uchiha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Aytos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Argir Goshev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Crusaders of Dark's Bocho Gechev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gordy Uchiha in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gordy Uchiha in the 47th minute of play forced Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Bocho Gechev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Dimitar Berbatov made the kick off in the second half. When Dimitar Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Crusaders of Dark 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 Dimitar Berbatov couldn't finish the play. After 58 played minutes Crusaders of Dark got a freekick which was hit by Dimitar Berbatov. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 64th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Bocho Gechev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduard Helbling. FC Aytos's Slavi Svilarov was substituted for Eduard Helbling. In the 77th match minute, Crusaders of Dark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eivind Lundemo to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Stanoy Tzonchev in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Crusaders of Dark's Vallo Lööper. Dimitar Berbatov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 87 minutes, Tzanyo Stoimirov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crusaders of Dark and the FC Aytos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 87th minute, Tzanyo Stoimirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gordy Uchiha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st match minute, Crusaders of Dark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dochko Razpopov to maneuver through the defense. When Anthony Bellucci came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the FC Aytos 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 Anthony Bellucci couldn't finish the play. FC Aytos's Gianluigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of FC Aytos booed when Crusaders of Dark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitar Berbatov didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Aytos were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Crusaders of Dark to leave the ground with a draw.