League

Berkovtsi St
Spectators: 8173 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Çağrı Tayfur took the kick off in the first half of the match. Evlogi Belyovski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Çağrı Tayfur went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 15th minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Saltuk Arabacıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, FC Berkovtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Illart came free, but Evlogi Belyovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Valcho Hadzhiatanasov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Saltuk Arabacıoğlu. That made the score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. Evlogi Belyovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rumen Muftiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Illart in the 25th minute of play forced FC Berkovtsi's goalkeeper Evlogi Belyovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evlogi Belyovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Strahil Kirichkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Saltuk Arabacıoğlu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 42 minutes into the game, Tinko Radunov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Berkovtsi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Зенит Церово the free kick. A collision led to FC Berkovtsi getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Tinko Radunov hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Rodolfo Illart sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Evlogi Belyovski skillfully saved the ball. Rumen Muftiev hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Zlatkov to make the kick off. Strahil Kirichkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Evlogi Belyovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Зенит Церово's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rodolfo Illart in the 54th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Rodolfo Illart advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-2 in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 59th minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Saltuk Arabacıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Zlatkov in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saltuk Arabacıoğlu saved Зенит Церово from getting behind. After a rather tough play, FC Berkovtsi's Ilcho Balinov got a free kick in the 60th minute. Зенит Церово's Saltuk Arabacıoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Zlatkov came free, but Saltuk Arabacıoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saltuk Arabacıoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Karapanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Rumen Muftiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Evlogi Belyovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Çağrı Tayfur hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Saltuk Arabacıoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valcho Hadzhiatanasov in the 81st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rumen Muftiev during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rumen Muftiev hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Saltuk Arabacıoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Zlatkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the match, Valentin Zlatkov notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Зенит Церово's Saltuk Arabacıoğlu. Saltuk Arabacıoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Berkovtsi's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.