League

Troyan Stadion
Spectators: 8462 (Terracing: 6347, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) FC TROYAN's Trayan Bozhov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In a very dangerous position, a player in Harvey The Hedgehog fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! FC TROYANs' Sebastian Guipuzkoa made a terrific save as he just managed to stop Dimcho Kerelezovs penalty just before it crossed the line at his left post. In the 12th minute, Trayan Bozhov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Guipuzkoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC TROYAN's goalkeeper Tzvetan Pirinchev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the FC TROYAN defense, Yane Topuzakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tzvetan Pirinchev. The FC TROYAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tzvetan Pirinchev should have stopped the shot. When FC TROYAN's Mladen Balevski in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harvey The Hedgehog's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Yane Topuzakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tzvetan Pirinchev was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. After 25 played minutes Harvey The Hedgehog got a freekick which was hit by Dobromir Brúmbev. In the 29th match minute, Harvey The Hedgehog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milko Krushkov to maneuver through the defense. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Brúmbev, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 38 minutes into the game, Harvey The Hedgehog's Dobromir Brúmbev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Sebastian Guipuzkoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mladen Balevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of FC TROYAN:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Harvey The Hedgehog:s goal. In the 47th minute Harvey The Hedgehog were awarded a corner. Yane Topuzakov went to the cornerflag to take it. After the first half Harvey The Hedgehog were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yane Topuzakov was the one to do the kick off. Dobromir Brúmbev kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. With his leg Tzvetan Pirinchev managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Harvey The Hedgehog's Yane Topuzakov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Trayan Bozhov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Guipuzkoa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Yane Topuzakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzvetan Pirinchev having to interfere. FC TROYAN's Matey Ilev was substituted for Trayan Bozhov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matey Ilev in the 65th minute of play forced Harvey The Hedgehog's goalkeeper Sebastian Guipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, FC TROYAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragomir Tanev to maneuver through the defense. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Brúmbev, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute of the match, Dobromir Brúmbev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tzvetan Pirinchev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 74th match minute, FC TROYAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Shtonov to maneuver through the defense. FC TROYAN's Tzvetan Pirinchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save FC TROYAN from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd match minute, Harvey The Hedgehog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobromir Brúmbev to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Mladen Balevski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Guipuzkoa. Harvey The Hedgehog's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mladen Balevski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 93rd minute, Matey Ilev made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Guipuzkoa. Harvey The Hedgehog's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.