League

Papazli
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Papazli's Lyubcho Kisev 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. Valkan Karagogov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Zhecho Strandzhev made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Babinov in the 6th minute of play forced Papazli's goalkeeper Prodan Damyanski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Prodan Púkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prodan Damyanski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Papazli's goal looked a bit too open when Kostadin Chochov came free, but Prodan Damyanski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhecho Strandzhev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyubcho Kisev in the 13th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zhecho Gavazov during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Papazli booed when Mladinowo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhecho Gavazov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anton Babinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zhecho Strandzhev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valkan Karagogov in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute Svetlozar Kúdrinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prodan Damyanski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Prodan Damyanski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Aprilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Prodan Damyanski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Babinov in the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Mladinowo booed when Papazli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosi Shipkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prodan Damyanski came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Mladinowo's Prodan Púkov. But to his dismay, Prodan Púkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Prodan Damyanski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Babinov in the 32nd minute of play. Prodan Damyanski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Aprilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Anton Babinov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Prodan Damyanski. Papazli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Babinov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Lulcho Ambarev charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lulcho Ambarev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mladinowo getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Lulcho Ambarev hit a great ball. A collision led to Papazli getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lyubcho Kisev hit a great ball. In the 44th minute of the match Kostadin Chochov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Prodan Damyanski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Adam Aprilov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Prodan Damyanski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anton Babinov to make the kick off. Zhecho Strandzhev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valkan Karagogov, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Prodan Púkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Prodan Damyanski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miho Zinoviev kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valkan Karagogov in the 70th minute of play. After 71 played minutes Mladinowo got a freekick which was hit by Bozhidar Lazarkov. Adam Aprilov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute of the match, Anton Babinov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Prodan Damyanski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Prodan Damyanski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Babinov in the 78th minute of play. In the 85th minute, Valkan Karagogov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Papazli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valkan Karagogov in the 89th minute of play. With a little luck, Papazli's Prodan Damyanski got control of the ball when Prodan Púkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Mladinowo's Anton Babinov made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prodan Damyanski was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match was over Mladinowo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Papazli throughout the match.