League

Novachevo
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Mavrudi Popchev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute, Antoni Zehirev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute of the match Novachevo got a corner. FC Barcelona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Grisha Pústrakov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Grisha Pústrakov made a great header on Novachevo's corner, it was just that FC Barcelona's Delcho Manyov managed to reach the ball for a save. When Zhivko Gramchev came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Novachevo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zhivko Gramchev couldn't finish the play. Delcho Manyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhivko Gramchev in the 15th minute of play. FC Barcelona's Delcho Manyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhivko Gramchev in the 25th minute of play. Antoni Zehirev hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona's Svetlin Donevski got a free kick in the 27th minute. Trendafil Doynov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delcho Manyov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zhivko Gramchev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 31 minute of play. Trendafil Doynov scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Delcho Manyov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Valeri Tushlekov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona's supporters rose to their feet, but Valeri Tushlekov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delcho Tzambov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zhivko Gramchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delcho Manyov having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Trendafil Doynov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delcho Manyov was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Barcelona's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grisha Pústrakov was slow to take the kick. During this time Novachevo's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Novachevo's corner Grisha Pústrakov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Delcho Manyov quite easily take care of the ball. After 56 played minutes FC Barcelona got a freekick which was hit by Karamfil Kuyumdzhiev. Delcho Manyov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhivko Gramchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trendafil Doynov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delcho Manyov having to interfere. Mavrudi Popchev 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. In the 81st minute, Botyo Metzov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes, Novachevo's Grisha Pústrakov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Delcho Manyov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Novachevo reached it. Novachevo's Delcho Tzambov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Novachevo from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Mavrudi Popchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delcho Tzambov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delcho Manyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bocho Doganov in the 89th minute of the match. Novachevo's Delcho Tzambov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Novachevo from getting a goal against them. After having played for 94 minutes, Valeri Tushlekov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valeri Tushlekov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Mavrudi Popchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona's supporters rose to their feet, but Mavrudi Popchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delcho Tzambov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.