League

Mekis Stadion
Spectators: 8422 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) A collision led to AXi getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Aleksander Godholm hit a great ball. TigersWest's Plamen Seymenov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Konstantin Dobrinski but with some difficulty. In the 5th minute Ilko Drashanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilcho Petrinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Piotr Klawke 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. Ilcho Petrinski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilko Drashanski's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Konstantin Dobrinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Plamen Seymenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Dobrinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Plamen Seymenov in the 14th minute of play. Konstantin Dobrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krasen Parev, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Plamen Seymenov in the 19th minute of play forced AXi's goalkeeper Konstantin Dobrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piotr Klawke in the 22nd minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Ilcho Petrinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AXi booed when TigersWest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velichko Pitekov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Villascuerna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilcho Petrinski having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Piotr Klawke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilcho Petrinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexey Zafirov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ilcho Petrinski. TigersWest's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match AXi got a corner. TigersWest's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martin Villascuerna ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rostislav Mominov got free with Konstantin Dobrinski in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ilko Drashanski made a kick off. Ilcho Petrinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexey Zafirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. TigersWest's Ilcho Petrinski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save TigersWest from getting a goal against them. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind TigersWest's goalkeeper Ilcho Petrinski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alexey Zafirov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Alexey Zafirov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ilcho Petrinski. The goal made the score 0-1. After 66 played minutes AXi got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Vidal. 67 minutes into the match, AXi's goal looked a bit too open when Rostislav Mominov came free, but Konstantin Dobrinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Martin Villascuerna in the 69th minute really tested Ilcho Petrinski's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 71 minutes into the match, TigersWest's goalkeeper Ilcho Petrinski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victorino Diaz Montero. In the 74th minute, Victorino Diaz Montero 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. Ilcho Petrinski made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Piotr Klawke sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to TigersWest getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Prodan Komarov hit a great ball. AXi were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after TigersWest's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Villascuerna took the corner. The corner led AXi's Martin Villascuerna to fire away a dangerous shot which Ilcho Petrinski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. AXi's Konstantin Dobrinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Mominov in the 84th minute of play. Ilcho Petrinski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilko Drashanski's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as AXi's Victorino Diaz Montero slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilcho Petrinski. That made the score 0-2 after 92 minutes of play. The TigersWest supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AXi's performance. The match ended with a win for AXi.