League

Strashez
Spectators: 6750 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 0) Dragolyub Selenski made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delyan Kraynev got free with Yuli Kúrnev in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Hristofor Kukushev came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Chaylyak 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 Hristofor Kukushev couldn't finish the play. After 9 played minutes Dragolyub Selenski rounded Chaylyak's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Yuli Kúrnev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragolyub Selenski, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Hristofor Kukushev struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Galabin Sokolov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chaylyak. When Chaylyak's Yuli Chaushev in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Strashez's goalie prevented a goal. Strashez's Delyan Kraynev got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuli Kúrnev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragolyub Selenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Hristofor Kukushev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chaylyak's supporters rose to their feet, but Hristofor Kukushev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galabin Sokolov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 28 minutes into the match, Strashez's goal looked a bit too open when Yuli Chaushev came free, but Galabin Sokolov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galabin Sokolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristofor Kukushev in the 30th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, Strashez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagoy Tzirkov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuli Chaushev in the 32nd minute of play forced Strashez's goalkeeper Galabin Sokolov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hristofor Kukushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Yuli Chaushev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chaylyak fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Hristofor Kukushev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Galabin Sokolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Galabin Sokolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuli Chaushev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When Hristofor Kukushev came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Chaylyak 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 Hristofor Kukushev couldn't finish the play. Chaylyak's Yuli Chaushev got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuli Chaushev might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Galabin Sokolov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yuli Chaushev ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 64th minute, Hristofor Kukushev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Galabin Sokolov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 68 minutes of play, Strashez's Delyan Kraynev made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yuli Kúrnev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Galabin Sokolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuli Chaushev in the 71st minute of the match. Strashez's Dragolyub Selenski got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Chaylyak's Hristofor Kukushev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Galabin Sokolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuli Chaushev in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Chaylyak's Hristofor Kukushev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Galabin Sokolov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ognyan Avuski's late challenge caught a Chaylyak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ognyan Avuski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, one of Strashez:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Strashez. Slavi Bokov shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After a rather tough play, Strashez's Ognyan Avuski got a free kick in the 97th minute.