League

Emirates stadium
Spectators: 6100 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) Antoan Kúrpachev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedko Púrlev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The long shot by Kliment Tanov in the 6th minute really tested Danail Kolchagov's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Arsenal's zone, Nedko Púrlev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antoan Kúrpachev came out of the goal and Nedko Púrlev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antoan Kúrpachev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedko Púrlev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ФК Звезда getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tzvetoslav Lazhev hit a great ball. Ilko Todorovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maksim Kertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Tomislav Iliev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danail Kolchagov. ФК Звезда's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomislav Iliev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to FC Arsenal getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Vancho Elmazov hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see ФК Звезда's Svetozar Dudev in action when he in the 36th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 42nd minute, Ilko Todorovski 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. In the 43rd minute, Maksim Kertin 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. Ilko Todorovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danail Kolchagov having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tzvetoslav Lazhev was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ФК Звезда's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Kertin came free, but Danail Kolchagov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maksim Kertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilko Todorovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nedko Púrlev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Antoan Kúrpachev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Nedko Púrlev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Звезда fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Danail Kolchagov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Kertin in the 68th minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Ilko Todorovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Arsenal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ilko Todorovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Danail Kolchagov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Kertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maksim Kertin 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. Danail Kolchagov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Kertin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, FC Arsenal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nedko Púrlev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Maksim Kertin managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Arsenal's supporters rose to their feet, but Maksim Kertin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danail Kolchagov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.