U23 League

Temida Stadion
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pavel Kenov took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Temida Sf getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Vesko Balashev hit a great ball. Andon Túrpomanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juraj Grenčík in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Juraj Grenčík ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andon Túrpomanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Ťažký in the 10th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Andon Túrpomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juraj Grenčík in the 14th minute of play forced Temida Sf's goalkeeper Andon Túrpomanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Kenov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Václav Židek came out and tried to block the shot, but Pavel Kenov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 16th minute. Pavel Kenov took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Václav Židek. Václav Židek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When Totyo Borchev fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Temida Sf's protests and gave Totyo Borchev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Totyo Borchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Kenov in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Václav Židek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pavel Kenov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Václav Židek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Andon Túrpomanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Ťažký in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, Temida Sf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dinko Ormandzhiev to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute Juraj Grenčík shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andon Túrpomanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Matej Ťažký who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Temida Sf's Andon Túrpomanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Matej Ťažký sped through Temida Sf's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andon Túrpomanov.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matej Ťažký stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matej Ťažký received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Andon Túrpomanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Kukova's Václav Židek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Kenov in the 53rd minute of play. Andon Túrpomanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matej Ťažký's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Kenov in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Václav Židek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute, Pavel Kenov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Temida Sf fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Temida Sf made a substitution. Iskren Drazhev replaced Pavel Kenov. In the 71st minute of the game Vesko Balashev made a throw-in which Goran Istatkov played forward. FC Kukova's Richard Mihálek managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Goran Istatkov in the 74 minute of the game. 75 minutes into the game, Dimitar Keremidchiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Temida Sf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kukova the free kick. In the 75th minute, Dimitar Keremidchiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lyubomir Vladikov struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Václav Židek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Temida Sf. Andon Túrpomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ľubomír Pittner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Iskren Drazhev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Václav Židek was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Temida Sf's Tzoko Ilarionov was substituted for Vesko Balashev. 90 minutes into the match, FC Kukova's goal looked a bit too open when Iskren Drazhev came free, but Václav Židek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st match minute, FC Kukova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Pančík to maneuver through the defense. Temida Sf were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Kukova for a fine match.