League

Nivishta Stadion
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nenko Simeonovski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lilko Zhdrakov hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, LOKOMOTIV GO's goalkeeper Traycho Gúrnev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nedko Malinkov. Traycho Gúrnev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nedko Malinkov in the 7th minute. Yancho Krusharov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Traycho Gúrnev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute Yancho Krusharov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Traycho Gúrnev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nivishta's Yancho Krusharov got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nedko Malinkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Traycho Gúrnev having to interfere. LOKOMOTIV GO's Traycho Gúrnev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yancho Krusharov in the 19th minute of play. Yancho Krusharov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nedko Malinkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Traycho Gúrnev having to interfere. Nedko Malinkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Traycho Gúrnev having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, LOKOMOTIV GO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biser Lachkov to maneuver through the defense. Nedko Malinkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yancho Krusharov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Nivishta's Danail Altimirski got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the game, LOKOMOTIV GO's Toma Raynovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gyuro Merodiyski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. LOKOMOTIV GO's Traycho Gúrnev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save LOKOMOTIV GO from getting a goal against them. Yancho Krusharov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Traycho Gúrnev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yancho Krusharov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 45th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Nedko Malinkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yancho Krusharov to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, LOKOMOTIV GO's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Malinkov came free, but Traycho Gúrnev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nedko Malinkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Yancho Krusharov sped through LOKOMOTIV GO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Traycho Gúrnev. In the 61st minute, Nedko Malinkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nivishta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of LOKOMOTIV GO booed when Nivishta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gercho Gúrgov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nenko Simeonovski came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the LOKOMOTIV GO 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 Nenko Simeonovski couldn't finish the play. In the 69thth minute of the game Yancho Krusharov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOKOMOTIV GO's Traycho Gúrnev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nedko Malinkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Traycho Gúrnev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nedko Malinkov ran back to his position shaking his head. Traycho Gúrnev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Malinkov in the 74th minute of play. After 76 minutes, Yancho Krusharov made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. LOKOMOTIV GO's Traycho Gúrnev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Yancho Krusharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in LOKOMOTIV GO's zone, Gercho Gúrgov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Traycho Gúrnev came out of the goal and Gercho Gúrgov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yancho Krusharov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Traycho Gúrnev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yancho Krusharov in the 92nd minute of play. In the 96th minute Yancho Krusharov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Traycho Gúrnev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Nivishta players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.