League

Plovdiv Stadium
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Plamen Ribarov took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Igor Mashalov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Пеликаните от Мърсисайд 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 Igor Mashalov couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Chupacabra Plovdiv's Plamen Ribarov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clinton MacMillan. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in Chupacabra Plovdiv's zone, Gospodin Zaykov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apostol Gervazov came out of the goal and Gospodin Zaykov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dinko Moraliyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Clinton MacMillan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Naum Dumanov kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Clinton MacMillan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinko Moraliyski went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Dinko Moraliyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chupacabra Plovdiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Dinko Moraliyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clinton MacMillan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Subin Kurtev might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clinton MacMillan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Subin Kurtev ran back to his position shaking his head. If Plamen Ribarov 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 28th minute, Subin Kurtev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Igor Mashalov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Пеликаните от Мърсисайд's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Mashalov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apostol Gervazov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Mashalov scored 2-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Apostol Gervazov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Пеликаните от Мърсисайд's Naum Dumanov got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Пеликаните от Мърсисайд's goalkeeper Clinton MacMillan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dinko Moraliyski. Sava Zayakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostol Gervazov having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Chupacabra Plovdiv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Plamen Ribarov to maneuver through the defense. Apostol Gervazov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gospodin Zaykov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gospodin Zaykov to strike the kick off in the second half. Igor Mashalov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostol Gervazov having to interfere. Sava Zayakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostol Gervazov having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Пеликаните от Мърсисайд's Sava Zayakov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Apostol Gervazov. That made the score 2-2 after 63 minutes of play. Plamen Ribarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clinton MacMillan having to interfere. Clinton MacMillan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinko Moraliyski in the 82nd minute of play. Manol Karapetkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Chupacabra Plovdiv's goalkeeper Apostol Gervazov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Mashalov. When Igor Mashalov came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Пеликаните от Мърсисайд 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 Igor Mashalov couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Plamen Ribarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chupacabra Plovdiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Plamen Ribarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clinton MacMillan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Chupacabra Plovdiv's zone, Manol Karapetkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apostol Gervazov came out of the goal and Manol Karapetkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Mashalov got free with Apostol Gervazov in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Пеликаните от Мърсисайд's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.