Official Cup

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Emiliyan Nochev made the kick off and thus started the match. Emiliyan Nochev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Milyo Glushkov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Zhecho Duhlev came free, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Temelko Tiholov 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. When Aleko Piponkov came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг 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 Aleko Piponkov couldn't finish the play. Sasho Beslimov was a little too slow when Mavrudi Tunev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mavrudi Tunev in the 27th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Sasho Beslimov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 played minutes ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг got a freekick which was hit by Bozhin Borimechkov. Sasho Beslimov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliyan Nochev in the 31st minute. Sasho Beslimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milyo Glushkov in the 34th minute of play. Aleko Piponkov charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleko Piponkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Бенковски Тетевен booed when ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleko Piponkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the game, Yanek Baldev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Бенковски Тетевен's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг the free kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zhecho Duhlev to make the kick off. Emiliyan Nochev took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sasho Beslimov. Sasho Beslimov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Sasho Beslimov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliyan Nochev in the 55th minute of play. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhecho Duhlev in the 56th minute of play. Sasho Beslimov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliyan Nochev, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Sasho Beslimov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mavrudi Tunev in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Бенковски Тетевен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mavrudi Tunev to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goal looked a bit too open when Mavrudi Tunev came free, but Sasho Beslimov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 73 minutes on the clock, Kalin Boynov commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 72nd minute, one of ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Бенковски Тетевен. Stoyne Stoyanov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sasho Beslimov. 3-0. In the 82nd minute, Martin Demirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhecho Duhlev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski. Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Бенковски Тетевен's zone, Zhecho Duhlev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski came out of the goal and Zhecho Duhlev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arso Deshov during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Бенковски Тетевен. Stoyne Stoyanov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sasho Beslimov. 4-0. If Zhecho Duhlev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 101st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.