League

Deleyna
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) Brandes Williams showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pantaley Musakov in the 16th minute of the match. If Tzvetomir Bosnev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ботев's zone, Milan Sheremetov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanaki Gorbanov came out of the goal and Milan Sheremetov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Pantaley Musakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brandes Williams was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. FC Deleyna's Brandes Williams played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tenyo Lozanov in the 27th minute of play. Benislav Ralchovski hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Pavlin Kordev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanaki Gorbanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tzvetomir Bosnev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yanaki Gorbanov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pavlin Kordev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brandes Williams showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pantaley Musakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Brandes Williams showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pantaley Musakov in the 38th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Benislav Ralchovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute Milan Sheremetov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanaki Gorbanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pavlin Kordev made a kick off. With a little luck, FC Deleyna's Brandes Williams got control of the ball when Pantaley Musakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pavlin Kordev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Tenyo Lozanov fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Ботев's protests and gave Tenyo Lozanov a yellow card for diving instead. 57 minutes into the game, Gyuro Kraevski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Deleyna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ботев the free kick. After 57 played minutes FC Deleyna got a freekick which was hit by Gyuro Kraevski. After having played for 63 minutes, Pavel Súlov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ботев's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pavel Súlov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzvetomir Bosnev in the 67th minute of play. FC Deleyna's Brandes Williams proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save FC Deleyna from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the FC Ботев defense, Milan Sheremetov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov. The FC Ботев fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanaki Gorbanov should have stopped the shot. Tzvetomir Bosnev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gyuro Kraevski was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 78 minutes had been played. A collision led to FC Deleyna getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Gyuro Kraevski hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pantaley Musakov in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brandes Williams saved FC Deleyna from getting behind. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.