League

Maracana Stadion
Spectators: 6245 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1235, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Velyo Gevechanov made the kick off which started today's match. Vanyo Samovolski hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajax Bobov Dol's goalkeeper Radoy Yordanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ФК Интер Стара Загора's Paun Mitovski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rafail Vardev, made in the 8th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, ФК Интер Стара Загора's Hristo Kulev got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 22nd match minute, ФК Интер Стара Загора was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanislav Vúlchinov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ajax Bobov Dol booed when ФК Интер Стара Загора was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Gazdov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grozdan Karev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velyo Gevechanov in the 26th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Evlogi Bratoev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ajax Bobov Dol and the ФК Интер Стара Загора players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ajax Bobov Dol's Evlogi Bratoev got a free kick in the 30th minute. Hristo Kulev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ajax Bobov Dol's zone, Georgi Negrov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radoy Yordanov came out of the goal and Georgi Negrov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Georgi Negrov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radoy Yordanov having to interfere. Rafail Vardev made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ФК Интер Стара Загора's Paun Mitovski. In the 44th minute, Georgi Negrov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Интер Стара Загора fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Georgi Negrov made a kick off. If Maksim Gazdov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Vladko Kamberski fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ajax Bobov Dol's protests and gave Vladko Kamberski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ajax Bobov Dol's Vladko Kamberski got a free kick in the 56th minute. After recieving a nice pass, ФК Интер Стара Загора's Maksim Gazdov tried to score from far away in the 57th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, ФК Интер Стара Загора's goalkeeper Grozdan Karev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lyudmil Tishinov. A collision led to Ajax Bobov Dol getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Evlogi Bratoev hit a great ball. Maksim Gazdov's late challenge caught a Ajax Bobov Dol's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maksim Gazdov helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ФК Интер Стара Загора getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Maksim Gazdov hit a great ball. Rafail Vardev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Grozdan Karev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velyo Gevechanov in the 70th minute of play forced ФК Интер Стара Загора's goalkeeper Grozdan Karev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Rafail Vardev with Evlogi Bratoev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 76th minute Maksim Gazdov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoy Yordanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grozdan Karev was a little too slow when Lyudmil Tishinov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maksim Gazdov in the 85th minute of play forced Ajax Bobov Dol's goalkeeper Radoy Yordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paun Mitovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radoy Yordanov having to interfere. If Paun Mitovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georgi Negrov in the 90th minute of play forced Ajax Bobov Dol's goalkeeper Radoy Yordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, ФК Интер Стара Загора's Paun Mitovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radoy Yordanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ФК Интер Стара Загора were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.