League

Zagorez
Spectators: 6150 (Terracing: 4600, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Dzhoronliy's Stamen Kunchev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Lider's goal looked a bit too open when Mladen Babinov came free, but Totyo Maev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lider's goalkeeper Totyo Maev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Mladen Babinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mladen Babinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Totyo Maev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stamen Kunchev in the 33rd minute of play forced Lider's goalkeeper Totyo Maev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fotyo Kosachev charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fotyo Kosachev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Dzhoronliy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotyo Kosachev to maneuver through the defense. Valkan Govedarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Stamen Kunchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Dzhoronliy booed when Lider was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velko Genkovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Totyo Maev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamen Kunchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valkan Govedarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dzhoronliy's Teodosi Doshev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valkan Govedarski in the 66th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Stoil Tonkov notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Dzhoronliy's Teodosi Doshev. Teodosi Doshev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dzhoronliy's Teodosi Doshev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoil Tonkov in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Valkan Govedarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosi Doshev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lider's Stoil Tonkov got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vladko Berkov hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Teodosi Doshev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valkan Govedarski in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Dzhoronliy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.