League

Karlovo Stadion
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kamen Karushev started the match with the kick off. Yakim Panekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Gitzov in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elin Semenov in the 15th minute of play forced Сакарско орехче's goalkeeper Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Kamen Karushev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Tervel Bekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stancho Stanislavov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yakim Panekov. CSKA Diamandievo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, Сакарско орехче's Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev got control of the ball when Kamen Karushev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 26 minutes, Kamen Karushev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Diamandievo and the Сакарско орехче players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kamen Karushev kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Elin Semenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev having to interfere. CSKA Diamandievo's Yakim Panekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stancho Stanislavov in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute Tzoko Gonov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Dlúgnekov hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Stayko Milevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Vaskov during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mario Vaskov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Yakim Panekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Gitzov's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentin Gitzov made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Albert Hasúmski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Сакарско орехче's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albert Hasúmski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yakim Panekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzvetan Karapanov in the 56th minute of the match. Yakim Panekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darin Mankov in the 60th minute of play. If Albert Hasúmski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Valentin Gitzov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakim Panekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viktor Dlúgnekov scored 2-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The CSKA Diamandievo fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when CSKA Diamandievo's Tzoko Gonov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 82ndth minute of the game Vangel Elkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Сакарско орехче's Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of CSKA Diamandievo booed when Сакарско орехче was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darin Mankov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valentin Gitzovs short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Yakim Panekov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 91st match minute, CSKA Diamandievo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tervel Bekov to maneuver through the defense. Valkan Zaprev hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Darin Mankov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Yakim Panekov made a huge save. For all the effort they put into the match, the Сакарско орехче players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CSKA Diamandievo.