League

Raikovo Stadion
Spectators: 6760 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 0) Daskal Botio's Ikonom Vitev 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. Ikonom Vitev succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavril Vayov in the 12th minute of play forced Daskal Botio's goalkeeper Valkan Partalev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valkan Partalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Plamen Metzov in the 15th minute of the match. If Valentin Vardev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nacho Zlatinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafail Sechenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Daskal Botio's goal looked a bit too open when Gavril Vayov came free, but Valkan Partalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Daskal Botio's goal looked a bit too open when Plamen Metzov came free, but Valkan Partalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ikonom Vitev got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 28th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. Rafail Sechenski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Nacho Zlatinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valkan Partalev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavril Vayov in the 33rd minute of the match. Gavril Vayov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Valkan Partalev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 40 played minutes CSKA Kalayanovo got a freekick which was hit by Benislav Radoev. 46 minutes into the match, Daskal Botio's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Vardev came free, but Valkan Partalev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Gavril Vayov made the kick off in the second half. Valkan Partalev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavril Vayov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Yuli Kasapski hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, Daskal Botio's goalkeeper Valkan Partalev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Plamen Metzov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavril Vayov in the 64th minute of play forced Daskal Botio's goalkeeper Valkan Partalev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 played minutes Daskal Botio got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Draychev. Zlatko Karushkov, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 68th minute, but Valkan Partalev got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Daskal Botio hanging dry this time. Daskal Botio's Valkan Partalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavril Vayov in the 83rd minute of play. In the 89th minute, Gavril Vayov 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Plamen Metzov got free with Valkan Partalev in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CSKA Kalayanovo's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.