Friendly League

Gerena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atanas Vitanov started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheko Radushev in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Milko Vrachev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes DOROSTOL Ss's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanimir Dinov who took care of the corner kick. In the 10th match minute, DOROSTOL Ss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genadi Gamizov to maneuver through the defense. After 14 minutes, Zheko Radushev made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Old Dogs United's Milko Vrachev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 18 played minutes DOROSTOL Ss got a freekick which was hit by Vihren Tzintzarov. After 22 played minutes DOROSTOL Ss got a freekick which was hit by Evrosi Zdravkov. Tencho Genchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atanas Vitanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milko Vrachev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ognyan Elmazov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ognyan Elmazov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milko Vrachev having to interfere. After 34 played minutes FC Old Dogs United got a freekick which was hit by Velizar Takov. In the 36th minute Zheko Radushev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milko Vrachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genadi Gamizov hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Tencho Genchev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Atanas Vitanov's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Atanas Vitanov in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tencho Genchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragolyub Dudekov to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Dragolyub Dudekov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 54 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Milko Vrachev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zheko Radushev. In the 57th minute Ivelin Zhezhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tencho Genchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Rashko Gyundurov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Old Dogs United booed when DOROSTOL Ss was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rashko Gyundurov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute of the match Stanimir Dinov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tencho Genchev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rashko Gyundurov kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Tencho Genchev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miroslav Palikarski's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 84th minute, DOROSTOL Ss's Ognyan Elmazov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Milko Vrachev. Milko Vrachev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 92nd minute, Anastas Merazchiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Rashko Gyundurov managed to get in a good position for a shot. DOROSTOL Ss's supporters rose to their feet, but Rashko Gyundurov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milko Vrachev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 95 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's goalkeeper Milko Vrachev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zheko Radushev. The DOROSTOL Ss players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.