League

Sarniza Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) ФК Сливен's Lilcho Tzotzin 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. Lilcho Tzotzin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Gercho Vodenicharski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mircho Raychinov during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, ФК Сливен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mircho Raychinov to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC Sarniza getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Miladin Hadzhipetrov hit a great ball. If Petko Búzovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Svilen Gurmev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lilcho Tzotzin, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 19 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Gercho Vodenicharski was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 20th minute Svilen Gurmev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gercho Vodenicharski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Vesko Trúpchev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gercho Vodenicharski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to ФК Сливен getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Svilen Gurmev hit a great ball. Gercho Vodenicharski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lilcho Tzotzin in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 minutes of play, ФК Сливен's Svilen Gurmev made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gercho Vodenicharski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the match, ФК Сливен's goalkeeper Matey Mildov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Velizar Bakúrdzhiev. 44 minutes into the match, ФК Сливен's Svilen Gurmev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gercho Vodenicharski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lilcho Tzotzin in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gercho Vodenicharski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gercho Vodenicharski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lilcho Tzotzin in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodor Vutov made a kick off. Matey Mildov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Vutov in the 55th minute of play. Matey Mildov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Vutov in the 57th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodor Vutov in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matey Mildov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 66 minutes into the game, ФК Сливен's Svilen Gurmev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gercho Vodenicharski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Teodor Vutov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matey Mildov having to interfere. In the 77th minute of the match ФК Сливен got a corner. FC Sarniza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vitomir Stankov ran over to the corner to take the kick. ФК Сливен's Vitomir Stankov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gercho Vodenicharski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Petko Búzovski put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Matey Mildov. Matey Mildov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petko Búzovski in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilcho Tzotzin in the 84th minute of play forced FC Sarniza's goalkeeper Gercho Vodenicharski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Lilcho Tzotzin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Gercho Vodenicharski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gercho Vodenicharski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lilcho Tzotzin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 88 minute of play. Svilen Gurmevs short, quick shot in the 97thth minute got Gercho Vodenicharski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The FC Sarniza supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ФК Сливен's performance. The match ended with a win for ФК Сливен.