League

Estadio de Palamud
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Iabalkovo's Dragan Kindekov 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. The audience was convinced that Grigor Pindev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vanyo Legomanov was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. A collision led to Palamud Michurin getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Adalbert Ahtardzhiev hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Grigor Pindev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vanyo Legomanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vanyo Legomanov came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Iabalkovo's Dragan Kindekov. But to his dismay, Dragan Kindekov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragan Kindekov in the 15th minute of play forced Palamud Michurin's goalkeeper Vanyo Legomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Grigor Pindev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Iabalkovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palamud Michurin the free kick. Grigor Pindev hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Bratan Vitov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Palamud Michurin's goal looked a bit too open when Grigor Pindev came free, but Vanyo Legomanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Palamud Michurin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yosif Birazov to maneuver through the defense. Dragan Kindekov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Diyan Borovinov fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iabalkovo's protests and gave Diyan Borovinov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Iabalkovo getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Diyan Borovinov hit a great ball. Vanyo Legomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragan Kindekov in the 33rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Palamud Michurin defense, Diyan Borovinov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vanyo Legomanov. The Palamud Michurin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vanyo Legomanov should have stopped the shot. In the 43rdth minute of the game Grigor Pindev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palamud Michurin's Vanyo Legomanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nikola Novakov hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Volodya Kotzovski made the kick off in the second half. Vanyo Legomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragan Kindekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vanyo Legomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diyan Borovinov in the 58th minute of the match. Iabalkovo's Dragan Kindekov saw an opening behind the goalie Vanyo Legomanov in the 61stth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Vanyo Legomanov with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. Vanyo Legomanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragan Kindekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game Dragan Kindekov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palamud Michurin's Vanyo Legomanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Grigor Pindev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Vanyo Legomanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vanyo Legomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragan Kindekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Adalbert Ahtardzhiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Grigor Pindev 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. A hard shot 87 in the game by Grigor Pindev from a close distance when the talented Vanyo Legomanov managed to make a qualified save. Palamud Michurin's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigor Pindev got free with Vanyo Legomanov in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iabalkovo's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.