League

Sarudzha Stadion
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhelyazko Shumarov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benkovski 1915's Veniamin Febov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kamen Teofanov, made in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Severin Chachulov 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. In the 14th minute Veselin Vrachanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Dragiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 minutes, Severin Chachulov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Benkovski 1915 and the Sarudzha players grew even worse after the yellow card. Severin Chachulov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match Antoan Kortov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Dragiev skillfully saved the ball. Ivaylo Hadzhililov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetozar Zlatanov in the 19th minute of play. Benkovski 1915's attentive Severin Chachulov managed to snatch the ball when Velko Arsenov made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. After 25 minutes of play, Benkovski 1915's Nedyalko Tzerovski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivaylo Hadzhililov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Sarudzha's zone, Nedyalko Tzerovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivaylo Hadzhililov came out of the goal and Nedyalko Tzerovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benkovski 1915's Martin Dragiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhelyazko Shumarov in the 30th minute of play. If Severin Chachulov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Veniamin Febov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ivaylo Hadzhililov. Sarudzha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Veniamin Febov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 44th minute, Zhelyazko Shumarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

After 52 minutes, Velko Arsenov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sarudzha and the Benkovski 1915 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute there was a penalty for Benkovski 1915. Vanko Muratovski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ivaylo Hadzhililov. 1-3. 59 minutes into the game, Velko Arsenov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Benkovski 1915's Severin Chachulov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nedyalko Tzerovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivaylo Hadzhililov having to interfere. Benkovski 1915's Rumen Ralinov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Sarudzha's zone, Rumen Ralinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivaylo Hadzhililov came out of the goal and Rumen Ralinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rumen Ralinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivaylo Hadzhililov having to interfere. Velko Arsenov hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. If Rumen Ralinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the game, Benkovski 1915's Rumen Ralinov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivaylo Hadzhililov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Benkovski 1915's attentive Veniamin Febov managed to snatch the ball when Kamen Teofanov made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. Sarudzha's Ivaylo Hadzhililov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Febov in the 78th minute of play. Benkovski 1915's Nedyalko Tzerovski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Argir Dzhukelov, made in the 80th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Rumen Ralinov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ivaylo Hadzhililov. The goal made the score 1-6. Basarab Tudose recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rumen Ralinov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivaylo Hadzhililov having to make a save. Ivaylo Hadzhililov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nedyalko Tzerovski in the 90th minute. Ivaylo Hadzhililov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rumen Ralinov in the 93rd minute. Martin Dragiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veselin Vrachanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute of the match Antoan Kortov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Dragiev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Benkovski 1915 played a much better game than Sarudzha and deserved their victory. The Sarudzha players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.