League

Pandukli Stadion
Spectators: 7466 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 110) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anastas Katúrdzhiev kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tzvyatko Tzotzev during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Нотингам was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzvyatko Tzotzev to maneuver through the defense. Svetlozar Lishkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roman Antimov came out and tried to block the shot, but Svetlozar Lishkov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anastas Katúrdzhiev in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Evgeni Gorchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roman Antimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetlozar Lishkov in the 12th minute of the match. Filip Samovolski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Roman Antimov made a huge save. If Filip Samovolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Tenyo Zhekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetlozar Lishkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Antimov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Roman Antimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetlozar Lishkov in the 43rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ivan Gúrbuzanov during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ivan Gúrbuzanov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Svetlozar Lishkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Нотингам's Roman Antimov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd minute, Svetlozar Lishkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CSKA Pandukli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Pandukli's zone, Mito Dzhumaliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evgeni Gorchev came out of the goal and Mito Dzhumaliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CSKA Pandukli's Evgeni Gorchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzvyatko Tzotzev in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match Нотингам got a corner. CSKA Pandukli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tinko Sariyski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tinko Sariyski made a great header on Нотингам's corner, it was just that CSKA Pandukli's Evgeni Gorchev managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Pandukli's zone, Anastas Katúrdzhiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evgeni Gorchev came out of the goal and Anastas Katúrdzhiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 2-2 became the score in the 67th minute when Anastas Katúrdzhiev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Нотингам's Roman Antimov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetlozar Lishkov in the 70th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toshko Gyulmezov during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of CSKA Pandukli:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Нотингам:s goal. Tinko Sariyski shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After 82 played minutes, Нотингам's Tinko Sariyski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Evgeni Gorchev 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 Нотингам reached it. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Pandukli's zone, Anastas Katúrdzhiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evgeni Gorchev came out of the goal and Anastas Katúrdzhiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CSKA Pandukli's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.