League

Kurshalevo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albert Milenov started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Milenov in the 3rd minute of play forced RED HEARTS's goalkeeper Denimir Belalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the game, CSKA Kurshalevo's Samuil Manikatov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denimir Belalov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Panayot Kerkov got free with Denimir Belalov in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anko Krushovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrew Vinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Sokol Kúrshev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuil Manikatov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denimir Belalov having to interfere. Denimir Belalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Milenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panayot Kerkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Denimir Belalov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tzvetan Bangeev lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 26 played minutes RED HEARTS got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetan Bangeev. After a defensive mix-up in RED HEARTS's zone, Miho Lalovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denimir Belalov came out of the goal and Miho Lalovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute, Anko Krushovski made a precise shot to the right of Sokol Kúrshev. CSKA Kurshalevo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Stoyko Tzolov kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. RED HEARTS's Denimir Belalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Milenov in the 35th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Andrew Vinson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Sokol Kúrshev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Panayot Kerkov came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the CSKA Kurshalevo 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 Panayot Kerkov couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Adalbert Topolski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 54th minute, Andrew Vinson made a precise shot to the right of Sokol Kúrshev. CSKA Kurshalevo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Albert Milenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Milenov took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Denimir Belalov. Denimir Belalov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After 65 minutes of play, CSKA Kurshalevo's Albert Milenov made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denimir Belalov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the RED HEARTS defense, Panayot Kerkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denimir Belalov. The RED HEARTS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denimir Belalov should have stopped the shot. When Stoyko Tzolov fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Kurshalevo's protests and gave Stoyko Tzolov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to CSKA Kurshalevo getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Stoyko Tzolov hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the game, CSKA Kurshalevo's Albert Milenov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denimir Belalov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. RED HEARTS's Denimir Belalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Milenov in the 84th minute of play. Denimir Belalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Milenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, RED HEARTS's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Milenov came free, but Denimir Belalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panayot Kerkov in the 92nd minute of play forced RED HEARTS's goalkeeper Denimir Belalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stoyko Tzolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boncho Mitzev in the 96th minute of play forced RED HEARTS's goalkeeper Denimir Belalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.