Official Cup

Vn Ultra Spartak
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gospodin Fúrtunkov started the match with the kick off. Bocho Zhivankin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Stanchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN Ultra Spartak's goalkeeper Bocho Zhivankin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Denimir Stanchev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bocho Zhivankin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dobromir Gospodinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gospodin Fúrtunkov in the 15th minute of play. Denimir Stanchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iliya Prokopiev took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bocho Zhivankin. Bocho Zhivankin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Bocho Zhivankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iliya Prokopiev in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, VN Ultra Spartak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzoko Salabashev to maneuver through the defense. After 27 played minutes, FC Zhelezna's Dimcho Reklyovski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bocho Zhivankin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Zhelezna reached it. After 32 minutes, Gabriel Krústinov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VN Ultra Spartak and the FC Zhelezna players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gabriel Krústinov kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. VN Ultra Spartak's Bocho Zhivankin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mincho Shumanliev in the 36th minute of play. When Stoycho Biradzhiev fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Zhelezna's protests and gave Stoycho Biradzhiev a yellow card for diving instead. Bocho Zhivankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Stanchev in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denimir Stanchev to maneuver through the defense. Gospodin Fúrtunkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dobromir Gospodinov having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Denimir Stanchev made a kick off. If Iliya Prokopiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 65 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's Iliya Prokopiev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bocho Zhivankin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 67 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Dimcho Reklyovski. Gabriel Krústinov hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Denimir Stanchev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bocho Zhivankin. The goal made the score 0-3. After 81 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Stoycho Biradzhiev. Bocho Zhivankin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iliya Prokopiev went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Bocho Zhivankin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Stanchev in the 89th minute of the match. VN Ultra Spartak's Bocho Zhivankin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save VN Ultra Spartak from getting a goal against them. When Zlatko Deribeev got free in front of the goal in the 93rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Dobromir Gospodinov was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. FC Zhelezna's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.