League

Serdar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iliya Shikalanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Iliya Shikalanov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nedelcho Draganinski in the 10th minute of play forced CSKA Serdar's goalkeeper Gyuro Miloykov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Studenitsa's Nedelcho Draganinski got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lyubomir Popyordanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Benislav Kinev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iliya Shikalanov in the 21st minute of the match. If Omurtag Matzev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lyubomir Popyordanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Benislav Kinev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, one of CSKA Serdar: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 CSKA Serdar. CSKA Serdar:s Gyuro Miloykov showed great skill when he stopped Subin Shavulev:s penalty. In the 39th minute, Lyubomir Popyordanov fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Benislav Kinev, passed just outside the right post. Presiyan Vrabchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Benislav Kinev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, Studenitsa's Nedelcho Draganinski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gyuro Miloykov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nedelcho Draganinski made a kick off. Lyubomir Popyordanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benislav Kinev having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Lyubomir Popyordanov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benislav Kinev. Studenitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lyubomir Popyordanov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Studenitsa's Benislav Kinev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyubomir Popyordanov in the 61st minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Studenitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valkan Dakelov to maneuver through the defense. If Omurtag Matzev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Omurtag Matzev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omurtag Matzev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Gyuro Miloykov made a huge save. Studenitsa's Benislav Kinev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyubomir Popyordanov in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nedelcho Draganinski in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gyuro Miloykov saved CSKA Serdar from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Omurtag Matzev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Studenitsa's supporters rose to their feet, but Omurtag Matzev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gyuro Miloykov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gyuro Miloykov made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Omurtag Matzev sent off a good shot on target. Lyubomir Popyordanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benislav Kinev having to interfere. Lyubomir Popyordanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benislav Kinev having to make a save. The CSKA Serdar fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when CSKA Serdar's Adrian Nesterov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gyuro Miloykov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omurtag Matzev in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Lyubomir Popyordanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benislav Kinev was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CSKA Serdar had played much better football throughout.