League

Metudovo Stadion
Spectators: 7575 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yuri Hvúrchilkov kicked off to start the match. 1-0 became the score in the 3rd minute when Stoimen Haralambiev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Nikifor Panagonov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iskren Bibov went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Donyo Ekimov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Nano Burnazov made a huge save. Nikifor Panagonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iskren Bibov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Yanko Tzaribrodski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nano Burnazov. The goal made the score 2-1. The audience was convinced that Stoimen Haralambiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nano Burnazov was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the game, Rangel Minikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Dzhinchovtsi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ the free kick. A collision led to FC Dzhinchovtsi getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rangel Minikov hit a great ball. When Stoimen Haralambiev came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ 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 Stoimen Haralambiev couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Stoimen Haralambiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nano Burnazov was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

52 minutes into the game, ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nano Burnazov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. If Stoimen Haralambiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nano Burnazov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viden Babanski in the 57th minute of the match. Nano Burnazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stoimen Haralambiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After some careless play in the FC Dzhinchovtsi defense, Stoimen Haralambiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nano Burnazov. The FC Dzhinchovtsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nano Burnazov should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, FC Dzhinchovtsi's Rangel Minikov got a free kick in the 67th minute. Nano Burnazov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stoimen Haralambiev went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Nikifor Panagonov made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Iskren Bibov sent off a good shot on target. Nano Burnazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stoimen Haralambiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Dzhinchovtsi's goalie prevented a goal. If Nikifor Chochev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nano Burnazov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoimen Haralambiev in the 83rd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes FC Dzhinchovtsi got a freekick which was hit by Velko Vasilev. Donyo Ekimov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nano Burnazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donyo Ekimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stoimen Haralambiev in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nano Burnazov saved FC Dzhinchovtsi from getting behind. Stoimen Haralambiev struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Nano Burnazov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ. Nano Burnazov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yanko Tzaribrodski went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score.