League

Dripka
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. Tihomir Dipchev started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, EW® SLAVIQ's Traian Crăciunescu got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 6 minutes into the match, EW® SLAVIQ's J.J I sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angel Súrmadzhiev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Tihomir Dipchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avgust Mashev was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. If Tihomir Dipchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Avgust Mashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tihomir Dipchev in the 15th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Dripka got a freekick which was hit by Gergin Maslarov. In the 20thth minute of the game J.J I who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dripka's Angel Súrmadzhiev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dripka's Angel Súrmadzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by J.J I in the 23rd minute of play. J.J I struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Angel Súrmadzhiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EW® SLAVIQ. Levent Boychinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. J.J I fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angel Súrmadzhiev having to interfere. Gergin Manov's late challenge caught a EW® SLAVIQ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gergin Manov helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 38 minutes, Tihomir Dipchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dripka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tihomir Dipchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Levent Boychinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angel Súrmadzhiev having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Tihomir Dipchev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Avgust Mashev. The goal made the score 1-0. 1-1 became the score in the 47th minute when J.J I elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

A collision led to EW® SLAVIQ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Herminio Ostadar hit a great ball. EW® SLAVIQ's Avgust Mashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tihomir Dipchev in the 61st minute of play. In the 65th minute, Trifon Panov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Dripka's zone, Levent Boychinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Súrmadzhiev came out of the goal and Levent Boychinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute, Gergin Manov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. J.J I might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Angel Súrmadzhiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. J.J I ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the game, Lyuboslav Kmetov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EW® SLAVIQ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dripka the free kick. A collision led to EW® SLAVIQ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lyuboslav Kmetov hit a great ball. J.J I sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Levent Boychinov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Angel Súrmadzhiev, 1-3. Levent Boychinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Angel Súrmadzhiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Levent Boychinov in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angel Súrmadzhiev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If J.J I had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over EW® SLAVIQ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dripka throughout the match.