League

Subotkovtsi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Radul Margitov started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velcho Pogonchev in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evtim Kashukeev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yanko Marchovski kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If Velcho Pogonchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodosi Salamanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simeon Gornenski having to make a save. Strahil Lalovski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simeon Gornenski having to make a save. If Teodosi Salamanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Radul Margitov put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Evtim Kashukeev. If Velcho Pogonchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radul Margitov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Velcho Pogonchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evtim Kashukeev was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Evtim Kashukeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radul Margitov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Velcho Pogonchev took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evtim Kashukeev. Evtim Kashukeev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Gerelve's Evtim Kashukeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radul Margitov in the 32nd minute of play. Teodosi Salamanov might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Simeon Gornenski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teodosi Salamanov ran back to his position shaking his head. If Radul Margitov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodosi Salamanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Simeon Gornenski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Strahil Lalovski 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Strahil Lalovski to make the kick off. Velcho Pogonchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Gerelve's Asparuh Marangozov got a free kick in the 59th minute. Simeon Gornenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Strahil Lalovski in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Teodosi Salamanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simeon Gornenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Ботев Пловдив was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kiril Angelakiev to maneuver through the defense. Teodosi Salamanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simeon Gornenski having to interfere. Evtim Kashukeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radul Margitov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute, Radul Margitov 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. Gerelve's Evtim Kashukeev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Gerelve from getting a goal against them. Velcho Pogonchev took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evtim Kashukeev. Evtim Kashukeev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. A hard shot 78 in the game by Velcho Pogonchev from a close distance when the talented Evtim Kashukeev managed to make a qualified save. Gerelve's players were relieved. Evtim Kashukeev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radul Margitov in the 80th minute of the match. Evtim Kashukeev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radul Margitov in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Evgeni Kukov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gerelve's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evgeni Kukov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Simeon Gornenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Strahil Lalovski in the 96th minute of play.