League

Novachevo Stadion
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 100) Musa Yaves made the kick off and thus started the match. Milcho Bezlov was a little too slow when Musa Yaves got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Fc Rakovski were furious when Presiyan Chalev was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 6th match minute, Fc Rakovski was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Presiyan Chalev to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Bazil kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Ignacy Prus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Evgeniev in the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Doncho Salapiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacy Prus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignacy Prus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanoy Maslenkov in the 11th minute of play. Ignacy Prus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tzocho Buzov in the 12th minute of play. Doncho Salapiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ignacy Prus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19thth minute of the game Doncho Salapiev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Rakovski's Ignacy Prus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Traycho Alexandrov, 22 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fc Rakovski's Ignacy Prus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doncho Salapiev in the 24th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Fc Rakovski got a freekick which was hit by Xurdin Soria. After 29 played minutes Fc Rakovski got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Bazil. After 31 played minutes Petelowo got a freekick which was hit by Marko Evgeniev. When Xurdin Soria fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Rakovski's protests and gave Xurdin Soria a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fc Rakovski's Xurdin Soria got a free kick in the 36th minute. After 41 played minutes Petelowo got a freekick which was hit by Traycho Alexandrov. After a defensive mix-up in Petelowo's zone, Gabriel Ruşdea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Milcho Bezlov came out of the goal and Gabriel Ruşdea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marko Evgeniev to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Marko Evgeniev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacy Prus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fc Rakovski's Ignacy Prus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Evgeniev in the 58th minute of play. Stanimir Gidikov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, one of Petelowo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gabriel Ruşdea walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After 68 minutes, Gabriel Ruşdea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Rakovski and the Petelowo players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fc Rakovski getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gabriel Ruşdea hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the game, Tzocho Buzov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Petelowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fc Rakovski the free kick. In the 73rd match minute, Petelowo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzocho Buzov to maneuver through the defense. Gabriel Ruşdea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, Nencho Kúrchev threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fc Rakovski's Salvador Bazil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nencho Kúrchev kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Milcho Bezlov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Bazil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Petelowo's Tzvetomir Dafinov got a free kick in the 85th minute. Velcho Teodosiev struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Milcho Bezlov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fc Rakovski. 92 minutes into the match, Fc Rakovski's goal looked a bit too open when Stanoy Maslenkov came free, but Ignacy Prus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Zuhaitz Bolas in the 97th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Petelowo's Tzocho Buzov.