League

Metudovo Stadion
Spectators: 7535 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 2) FC Hemus Troyan's Alexi Marianov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nikifor Panagonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexi Marianov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 minutes, Zahari Dungarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ and the FC Hemus Troyan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alexi Marianov took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikifor Panagonov. Nikifor Panagonov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's goal looked a bit too open when Alexi Marianov came free, but Nikifor Panagonov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severin Tatarski in the 13th minute of play forced ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's goalkeeper Nikifor Panagonov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexi Marianov scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikifor Panagonov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Totyo Tzolovski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nikifor Panagonov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexi Marianov in the 26th minute of play. Totyo Tzolovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoimen Haralambiev in the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Stoimen Haralambiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's supporters rose to their feet, but Stoimen Haralambiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Totyo Tzolovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iskren Matikanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Totyo Tzolovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iskren Matikanov ran back to his position shaking his head. When Encho Dabizhev fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hemus Troyan's protests and gave Encho Dabizhev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, FC Hemus Troyan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Encho Dabizhev to maneuver through the defense. Severin Tatarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stoimen Haralambiev made a kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Severin Tatarski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hemus Troyan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Severin Tatarski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute, Dobrin Perduhov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoimen Haralambiev in the 60th minute of play forced FC Hemus Troyan's goalkeeper Totyo Tzolovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Hemus Troyan getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Encho Dabizhev hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, one of FC Hemus Troyan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Hemus Troyan. In the 64th minute there was a penalty for ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ. Iskren Matikanov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Totyo Tzolovski. 1-2. Nikifor Panagonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexi Marianov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Nikifor Panagonov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ from getting a goal against them. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Nikifor Panagonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexi Marianov in the 90th minute of play. Severin Tatarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Nikifor Panagonov made a huge save. Nikifor Panagonov was a little too slow when Alexi Marianov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-3. Severin Tatarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 100th minute of the match, but Nikifor Panagonov made a huge save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Hemus Troyan had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.