League

Sliven
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Milyo Kodrov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yani Kerezov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodya Zelenkov in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Droplja's zone, Tenyo Lyutov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yani Kerezov came out of the goal and Tenyo Lyutov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Svetlin Penevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ancho Ninov having to interfere. Milyo Kodrov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ancho Ninov having to interfere. A collision led to Sliven FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Zdravko Rakarov hit a great ball. A collision led to Sliven FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Kosta Debelyanov hit a great ball. Ancho Ninov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetlin Penevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ancho Ninov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Milyo Kodrov's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Sliven FC's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Penevski came free, but Ancho Ninov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milyo Kodrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ancho Ninov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Milyo Kodrov's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, Milyo Kodrov 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Volodya Zelenkov made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sliven FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Volodya Zelenkov hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, Sliven FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Volodya Zelenkov to maneuver through the defense. Milyo Kodrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Svetlin Penevski took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Ancho Ninov to make any attempt to save it. In the 67th minute, Dobromir Vúlevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ancho Ninov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svetlin Penevski in the 70th minute. Yani Kerezov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tenyo Lyutov, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Milyo Kodrov hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Volodya Zelenkov in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yani Kerezov saved FC Droplja from getting behind. Volodya Zelenkov 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. With 81 minutes on the clock, Antim Slanchev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of FC Droplja:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sliven FC:s goal. After 86 minutes, Zdravko Rakarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sliven FC and the FC Droplja players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Droplja booed when Sliven FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zdravko Rakarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kuzman Yarichkov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Yani Kerezov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volodya Zelenkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Tenyo Lyutov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yani Kerezov having to interfere. If Tenyo Lyutov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dobromir Vúlevski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Ancho Ninov made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sliven FC had won after a very even match.