League

Mandritsa
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benjamin Toli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stoimen Borikov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Florian Mentus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vidyo Triov in the 4th minute. Vidyo Triov struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Florian Mentus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mandritsa. A collision led to Mandritsa getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Filiberto Arano hit a great ball. Stoycho Tzalev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Georgi Nedkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stoimen Borikov's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Mandritsa's Georgi Nedkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoycho Tzalev in the 35th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Kuncho Minov put in a rough tackle. A collision led to FC Zagorka getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Kuncho Minov hit a great ball. In the 40th minute Stoycho Tzalev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Nedkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stoycho Tzalev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stoycho Tzalev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stoycho Tzalev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Mandritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karamfil Doktorov to maneuver through the defense. Florian Mentus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radostin Matakiev in the 56th minute of play. If Rafail Sharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stoycho Tzalev struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Georgi Nedkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zagorka. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Stoycho Tzalev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zagorka's supporters rose to their feet, but Stoycho Tzalev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgi Nedkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mandritsa's Georgi Nedkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Mandritsa from getting a goal against them. Bozhin Parpulov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georgi Nedkov having to interfere. Stoycho Tzalev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th match minute, Mandritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiberto Arano to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Radostin Matakiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Mentus was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Stoycho Tzalev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Georgi Nedkov made a huge save. Bozhin Parpulov struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Georgi Nedkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zagorka. The Mandritsa players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.