League

Lyubka
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. Alberigo Anastasi started the match with the kick off. Ruslan Skenderski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andon Hristanov having to interfere. Andon Hristanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberigo Anastasi in the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to LQSKOVO getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Tom Bivall hit a great ball. Gerasimos Pantos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostol Zikolov in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Ruslan Skenderski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andon Hristanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerasimos Pantos was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Gruyo Dramchev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gruyo Dramchev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 16th minute, Eliézer do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Apostol Zikolov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 24 minutes of play, LQSKOVO's Ruslan Skenderski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andon Hristanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Eliézer do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberigo Anastasi scored 1-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andon Hristanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Apostol Zikolov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Skenderski in the 36th minute of play forced FC Lyubka's goalkeeper Andon Hristanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Lyubka's Ivan Sedlarski got a free kick in the 36th minute. Andon Hristanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Skenderski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Gruyo Dramchev struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Gerasimos Pantos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Lyubka. A collision led to LQSKOVO getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Malin Ruzhin hit a great ball. Andon Hristanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Skenderski, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Apostol Zikolov made a kick off. Alberigo Anastasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Andon Hristanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Lyubka's Andon Hristanov got control of the ball when Alberigo Anastasi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andon Hristanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruslan Skenderski, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 62nd match minute, FC Lyubka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gruyo Dramchev to maneuver through the defense. After 74 played minutes, FC Lyubka's Ivan Sedlarski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gerasimos Pantos 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 FC Lyubka reached it. Zheko Bosev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerasimos Pantos having to interfere. Andon Hristanov was a little too slow when Alberigo Anastasi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-3. Alberigo Anastasi took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andon Hristanov. Andon Hristanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The audience was convinced that Apostol Zikolov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerasimos Pantos was relentless in the 90th minute of the game.