League

The Bistritsa Jungle
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Radoslav Dzhangozov started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Dobri Pipkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evstati Dokev was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Цървена звезда's Dobri Pipkov in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tigers of Bistritsa's goalie prevented a goal. Evstati Dokev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diyan Svilarov in the 18th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diyan Svilarov in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evstati Dokev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute, Damyan Petranov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Diyan Svilarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evstati Dokev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Цървена звезда were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Tigers of Bistritsa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neno Partalin took the corner. Цървена звезда's Neno Partalin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Evstati Dokev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 27th play minutes Diyan Svilarov shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Evstati Dokev and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 35th minute, Radoslav Dzhangozov 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. 38 minutes into the game, Maksim Bandzhov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Цървена звезда's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tigers of Bistritsa the free kick. In the 39th minute, Maksim Bandzhov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Evstati Dokev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diyan Svilarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Цървена звезда's attack was well implemented in the 43rd minute, but when Dobri Pipkov was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The Tigers of Bistritsa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Цървена звезда were winning 0-2.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Diyan Svilarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tigers of Bistritsa's Evstati Dokev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Diyan Svilarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evstati Dokev was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. When Diyan Svilarov came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Цървена звезда 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 Diyan Svilarov couldn't finish the play. Evstati Dokev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobri Pipkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Evstati Dokev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Pipkov in the 75th minute of the match. Evstati Dokev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diyan Svilarov in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Damyan Petranov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diyan Svilarov in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Evstati Dokev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Diyan Svilarov took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evstati Dokev. Evstati Dokev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. 88 minutes into the game, Dobri Pipkov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Evstati Dokev. Dobri Pipkov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. Цървена звезда's Dobri Pipkov got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diyan Svilarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Цървена звезда's Diyan Svilarov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Evstati Dokev. Evstati Dokev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7.