League

Miikovtsi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) OFK Spartak Pleven's Alexey Lashkov 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. Alexey Lashkov struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Emanuil Gurkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OFK Spartak Pleven. Emanuil Gurkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matey Mitanov in the 8th minute. After having played for 10 minutes, Matey Mitanov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OFK Spartak Pleven's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matey Mitanov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ilko Tarandzhiyski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matey Mitanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuil Gurkov having to interfere. Matey Mitanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuil Gurkov having to interfere. Ivan Babachev hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the game, ФК Скрита сила's Ilko Tarandzhiyski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boycho Koynarski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 43rd minute, Vlado Korsachki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boycho Koynarski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naycho Vakarelov, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benislav Kolev in the 47th minute of play forced ФК Скрита сила's goalkeeper Emanuil Gurkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Naycho Vakarelov made the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 52nd minute by Pavel Shiparov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 62nd minute, Pavel Shiparov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matey Mitanov struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Emanuil Gurkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OFK Spartak Pleven. If Alexey Lashkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilko Tarandzhiyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Boycho Koynarski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vlado Korsachki fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OFK Spartak Pleven's protests and gave Vlado Korsachki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute OFK Spartak Pleven were awarded a corner. Genadi Kalushkov went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on OFK Spartak Pleven's corner Genadi Kalushkov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emanuil Gurkov quite easily take care of the ball. ФК Скрита сила's Emanuil Gurkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexey Lashkov in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexey Lashkov in the 92nd minute of play forced ФК Скрита сила's goalkeeper Emanuil Gurkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuil Gurkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexey Lashkov in the 97th minute of play. Matey Mitanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Emanuil Gurkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ФК Скрита сила players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.