League

Galata Stadion
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaloyan Serafimov got the match started through his kick off. Kaloyan Serafimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Matey Manolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matey Manolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaloyan Serafimov in the 7th minute of play. Kaloyan Serafimov struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Matey Manolov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ботев Враца. Sokol Pavlov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matey Manolov having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kaloyan Serafimov in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matey Manolov saved CSKA Galata from getting behind. After 17 minutes, Kosta Terezov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Galata and the Ботев Враца players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ботев Враца booed when CSKA Galata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kosta Terezov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Ботев Враца from getting a goal against them. Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Gúlúbinov in the 21st minute of play. With 24 minutes on the clock, Zapryan Dimov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave CSKA Galata a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Peyo Vezenkov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin. 1-0. Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Gúlúbinov in the 29th minute of play. Sokol Pavlov kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Ботев Враца's goal looked a bit too open when Haralampi Gúlúbinov came free, but Pencho Elkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute, Miroslav Chachev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matey Manolov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 42 minutes into the match, Ботев Враца's goalkeeper Pencho Elkin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Velcho Ashkanov. Ботев Враца's Nikola Bozakov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Anzhelo Bumbarov, made in the 44th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

52 minutes into the match, Ботев Враца's goal looked a bit too open when Haralampi Gúlúbinov came free, but Pencho Elkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haralampi Gúlúbinov in the 54th minute of play. Pencho Elkin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Velcho Ashkanov went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After 63 minutes of play, CSKA Galata's Haralampi Gúlúbinov made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pencho Elkin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pencho Elkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haralampi Gúlúbinov in the 66th minute of the match. Pencho Elkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haralampi Gúlúbinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ботев Враца getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Chudomir Izvorski hit a great ball. Pencho Elkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peyo Vezenkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Haralampi Gúlúbinov made a precise shot to the right of Pencho Elkin. Ботев Враца's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Ботев Враца's Pencho Elkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anzhelo Bumbarov in the 78th minute of play. The throw-in from Rayko Petrishki in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ботев Враца's Sokol Pavlov. With a little luck, CSKA Galata's Matey Manolov got control of the ball when Nikola Bozakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ботев Враца booed when CSKA Galata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kosta Terezov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miroslav Chachev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. CSKA Galata's Matey Manolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikola Bozakov in the 87th minute of play. Sokol Pavlov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Matey Manolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Miroslav Chachev made a precise shot to the right of Matey Manolov. CSKA Galata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2.