U23 League

БЪЛГАРСКА АРМИЯ
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rene Venika got the match started through his kick off. When FC CSKA's Vlado Manchev in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK FOLKROLA's goalie prevented a goal. After 3 minutes, Vlado Manchev made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ugo Gerzić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Oleg Ubinov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, FC CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Ugo Gerzić came free, but Oleg Ubinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Varban Netzov notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko. Veselko Recko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlado Manchev in the 18th minute of play forced NK FOLKROLA's goalkeeper Veselko Recko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 minutes NK FOLKROLA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Velimir Kocharkov who took care of the corner kick. Yancho Dzhongarski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Veselko Recko when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 21st minute Varban Netzov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselko Recko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veselko Recko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yancho Dzhongarski's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Velimir Kocharkov made a great header on FC CSKA's corner, it was just that NK FOLKROLA's Veselko Recko managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute Ugo Gerzić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oleg Ubinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, FC CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Bore Ristič came free, but Oleg Ubinov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When FC CSKA's Yancho Dzhongarski in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK FOLKROLA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th match minute, FC CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlado Manchev to maneuver through the defense. Anto Murg kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. FC CSKA's Yancho Dzhongarski got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 42ndth minute of the game Bore Ristič who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC CSKA's Oleg Ubinov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC CSKA's Varban Netzov got a free kick in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yancho Dzhongarski made a kick off. Veselko Recko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Varban Netzov in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yancho Dzhongarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veselko Recko was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, FC CSKA's goalkeeper Oleg Ubinov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bore Ristič. A collision led to NK FOLKROLA getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Krsta Sršen hit a great ball. In the 66th minute of the match Velimir Kocharkov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Veselko Recko skillfully saved the ball. Varban Netzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Veselko Recko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Bore Ristič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mujo Tavčar's late challenge caught a FC CSKA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mujo Tavčar helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC CSKA booed when NK FOLKROLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mujo Tavčar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Velimir Kocharkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC CSKA's supporters rose to their feet, but Velimir Kocharkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Veselko Recko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute Yancho Dzhongarski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselko Recko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Vlado Manchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veselko Recko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oleg Ubinov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rene Venika showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 84 minute of play. Oleg Ubinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bore Ristič in the 93rd minute. After 93 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC CSKA and the NK FOLKROLA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC CSKA getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Dimitar Berbatov hit a great ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.