League

Zhergovets Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Ботев's Pantaley Musakov 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. Yanaki Gorbanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rumen Vodenov in the 3rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pantaley Musakov in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Naum Kontev saved Malkite Kristalcheta from getting behind. A collision led to Malkite Kristalcheta getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Subin Bratovanov hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Pantaley Musakov in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A collision led to Malkite Kristalcheta getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Tzvetelin Balkandzhiev hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Súlov in the 9th minute of play forced Malkite Kristalcheta's goalkeeper Naum Kontev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Pavel Súlov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naum Kontev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tencho Gunev hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Naum Kontev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tenyo Lozanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanaki Gorbanov made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Roman Karapchanski sent off a good shot on target. The goalkeeper, Yanaki Gorbanov, was totally fooled by Malkite Kristalcheta's Tzvetelin Balkandzhiev, who 24 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 27 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goal looked a bit too open when Strahil Barokov came free, but Yanaki Gorbanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Ботев's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Strahil Barokov 30 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. FC Ботев were furious when Mirolyub Nunev was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Ботев fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Yanaki Gorbanov, was totally fooled by Malkite Kristalcheta's Tzvetelin Balkandzhiev, who 35 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 40 minutes into the match, Malkite Kristalcheta's goal looked a bit too open when Pantaley Musakov came free, but Naum Kontev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute of the match Pavel Súlov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Naum Kontev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Strahil Barokov made a kick off. Yanaki Gorbanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Karapchanski in the 52nd minute of the match. After 55 minutes Malkite Kristalcheta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bozhin Mavrodinov who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Bozhin Mavrodinov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Malkite Kristalcheta's Naum Kontev did a great save. In the 59th minute, Malkite Kristalcheta's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tenyo Lozanov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of FC Ботев booed when Malkite Kristalcheta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Subin Bratovanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Subin Bratovanov kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. With his leg Naum Kontev managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when FC Ботев's Pantaley Musakov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 65 minutes into the game, Strahil Barokov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Yanaki Gorbanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tenyo Lozanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naum Kontev having to make a save. Tenyo Lozanov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Naum Kontev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to FC Ботев getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Benislav Ralchovski hit a great ball. Tzvetelin Balkandzhiev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Pantaley Musakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ботев's supporters rose to their feet, but Pantaley Musakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naum Kontev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Malkite Kristalcheta's zone, Tenyo Lozanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naum Kontev came out of the goal and Tenyo Lozanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Violet Uzunov's late challenge caught a FC Ботев's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Violet Uzunov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Malkite Kristalcheta's Violet Uzunov got a free kick in the 87th minute. Bozhin Mavrodinov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Naum Kontev having to make a save. FC Ботев's Pavel Súlov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Naum Kontev but with some difficulty. In the 92nd minute, Pantaley Musakov 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. Naum Kontev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tenyo Lozanov in the 94th minute. Pantaley Musakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malkite Kristalcheta's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.