League

Daemon Park
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1610, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zhan Chemshirov started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blackfyre FC's goalkeeper Elenko Barov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Blackfyre FC's Lyuboslav Praskov got a free kick in the 6th minute. Elenko Barov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavril Yanakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After having played for 11 minutes, Gavril Yanakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Popnikolaevo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gavril Yanakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traycho Tzanov in the 13th minute of play forced Blackfyre FC's goalkeeper Elenko Barov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panayot Runev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Velichko Lazov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toma Marinkin took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elenko Barov. Elenko Barov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Elenko Barov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traycho Tzanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Gencho Paraskov kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Popnikolaevo booed when Blackfyre FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panayot Runev didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Evgeni Nachevski sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Blackfyre FC's Elenko Barov didn't even have to move. Elenko Barov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Traycho Tzanov went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traycho Tzanov in the 39th minute of play forced Blackfyre FC's goalkeeper Elenko Barov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zhan Chemshirov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Traycho Tzanov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Elenko Barov made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Gavril Yanakov sent off a good shot on target. If Zhan Chemshirov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhan Chemshirov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deyan Tzolovski hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. A collision led to Popnikolaevo getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Toma Marinkin hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gavril Yanakov got free with Elenko Barov in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Gavril Yanakov came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Popnikolaevo 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 Gavril Yanakov couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the match, Blackfyre FC's goalkeeper Elenko Barov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gavril Yanakov. Traycho Tzanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Elenko Barov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gavril Yanakov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elenko Barov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Zhan Chemshirov 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. If Zhan Chemshirov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.