League

Torlaki Stadion
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yani Hadzhistefanov started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Torlaki's goalkeeper Nayden Vekilski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Iliya Karabashev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Nayden Vekilski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th match minute, FC Torlaki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omurtag Portokalski to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, manchester united's goalkeeper Tzonko Burilkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ganyo Pomakov. After a rather tough play, manchester united's Volodya Mihaylovski got a free kick in the 14th minute. Yani Hadzhistefanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nayden Vekilski having to interfere. Blagovest Karidov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ganyo Pomakov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tzonko Burilkov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nayden Vekilski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yani Hadzhistefanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Valentin Búrzachki put in a rough tackle. Nayden Vekilski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yani Hadzhistefanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Iliya Karabashev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yani Hadzhistefanov in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Torlaki's goalkeeper Nayden Vekilski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Yani Hadzhistefanov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nayden Vekilski was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ganyo Pomakov to make the kick off. Yani Hadzhistefanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Nayden Vekilski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iliya Karabashev got free with Nayden Vekilski in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, FC Torlaki's Nayden Vekilski got control of the ball when Iliya Karabashev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iliya Karabashev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nayden Vekilski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ganyo Pomakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Torlaki's supporters rose to their feet, but Ganyo Pomakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzonko Burilkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Iliya Karabashev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Nayden Vekilski made a huge save. If Ganyo Pomakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Volodya Mihaylovski kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 75th minute of the match Rashko Kulin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nayden Vekilski skillfully saved the ball. If Ganyo Pomakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Torlaki's Nayden Vekilski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iliya Karabashev in the 88th minute of play. Iliya Karabashev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nayden Vekilski having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the manchester united players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.