League

Batuliya Stadion
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. Ventzislav Vlaev started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gercho Súrbinov during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anko Kozovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veselin Torbov having to interfere. Ventzislav Vlaev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Veselin Torbov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute Anko Kozovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselin Torbov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in A.F.C. Vranjastena's zone, Anko Kozovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Torbov came out of the goal and Anko Kozovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 12 minutes of play, Sanoshene's Ventzislav Vlaev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Veselin Torbov was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Velimir Marinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zheko Veselinski was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Darin Dzhorev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Darin Dzhorev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Veselin Torbov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ventzislav Vlaev, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. A.F.C. Vranjastena's Veselin Torbov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ventzislav Vlaev in the 25th minute of play. Anko Kozovski might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Veselin Torbov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anko Kozovski ran back to his position shaking his head. If Ventzislav Vlaev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anko Kozovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 minutes, Ivan Pergelov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.F.C. Vranjastena and the Sanoshene players grew even worse after the yellow card. Veselin Torbov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ventzislav Vlaev in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Anko Kozovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sanoshene's supporters rose to their feet, but Anko Kozovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veselin Torbov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Sanoshene were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Darin Dzhorev to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Anko Kozovski 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. Ventzislav Vlaev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in A.F.C. Vranjastena's zone, Ventzislav Vlaev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Torbov came out of the goal and Ventzislav Vlaev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Krum Dzhunakov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, A.F.C. Vranjastena's goal looked a bit too open when Ventzislav Vlaev came free, but Veselin Torbov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Kiril Gadzhanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anko Kozovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veselin Torbov having to interfere. Velimir Marinski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute Darin Dzhorev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheko Veselinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in A.F.C. Vranjastena's zone, Anko Kozovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veselin Torbov came out of the goal and Anko Kozovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velimir Marinski in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zheko Veselinski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zheko Veselinski came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by A.F.C. Vranjastena's Velimir Marinski. But to his dismay, Velimir Marinski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. A.F.C. Vranjastena's Velimir Marinski got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A.F.C. Vranjastena succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Sanoshene had controlled the match.