League

Hattrick Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Slavey Dzhordzhev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Doychin Chenkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radko Ketzkarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hattrick FK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The referee gave sokolite varna FC a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stoyan Súbchev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Hattrick FK's Kristiyan Lisichkov. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sokol Bogatev in the 12th minute of play forced Hattrick FK's goalkeeper Kristiyan Lisichkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergey Planinski took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Doychin Chenkov. Doychin Chenkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Sergey Planinski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Doychin Chenkov made a huge save. A collision led to sokolite varna FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Stoyan Súbchev hit a great ball. Yuli Chulev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergey Planinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doychin Chenkov having to interfere. Dimitar Petelkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 29 minutes of play, Hattrick FK's Sergey Planinski made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doychin Chenkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd match minute, sokolite varna FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoil Pirinski to maneuver through the defense. During the 34th minute of the match Stoil Pirinski completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Stoil Pirinski a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Hattrick FK booed when sokolite varna FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoil Pirinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergey Planinski scored 3-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Doychin Chenkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Doychin Chenkov managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Hattrick FK's Sergey Planinski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 44th minute of the match Hattrick FK got a corner. sokolite varna FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bozhko Baltov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hattrick FK's Bozhko Baltov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Doychin Chenkov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 46th minute, but Doychin Chenkov got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving sokolite varna FC hanging dry this time. Dimitar Petelkov struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Doychin Chenkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hattrick FK. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergey Planinski was the one to do the kick off. Delcho Gotev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doychin Chenkov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Sergey Planinski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hattrick FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergey Planinski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Doychin Chenkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of sokolite varna FC booed when Hattrick FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radko Ketzkarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Slavey Dzhordzhev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. sokolite varna FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hattrick FK the free kick. After 59 played minutes sokolite varna FC got a freekick which was hit by Slavey Dzhordzhev. Sergey Planinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of sokolite varna FC booed when Hattrick FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radko Ketzkarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sergey Planinski came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Hattrick FK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sergey Planinski couldn't finish the play. In the 80thth minute of the game Sergey Planinski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but sokolite varna FC's Doychin Chenkov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Delcho Gotev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sergey Planinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doychin Chenkov having to interfere. Doychin Chenkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delcho Gotev in the 89th minute of play. Sergey Planinski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in sokolite varna FC's zone, Mario Dzhebelov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doychin Chenkov came out of the goal and Mario Dzhebelov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sokol Bogatev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Kristiyan Lisichkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Hattrick FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.