Official Cup

Karabounar
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chudomir Múdrov made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chudomir Múdrov in the 5th minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Dorel Călin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Chudomir Múdrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorel Călin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Cândido Machado put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Radko Kostakiev. Chudomir Múdrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 19 minutes, Cândido Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC LEVSKI ОК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cândido Machado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Radko Kostakiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cândido Machado in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, FC LEVSKI ОК's Stavri Drakev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radko Kostakiev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Peycho Zheynov sped through Maritza's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Radko Kostakiev. Radko Kostakiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cândido Machado in the 39th minute of the match. Cândido Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Radko Kostakiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 41 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by Georgi Parlapanski. Dorel Călin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chudomir Múdrov in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute, Stavri Drakev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC LEVSKI ОК fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cândido Machado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dorel Călin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Nikolkov in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Maritza booed when FC LEVSKI ОК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cândido Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Georgi Variyski during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Maritza's Georgi Variyski got a free kick in the 57th minute. Radul Prokopiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute Georgi Parlapanski suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. When Veliko Lanzhev fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maritza's protests and gave Veliko Lanzhev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Maritza getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Veliko Lanzhev hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Peycho Zheynov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC LEVSKI ОК fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With an all-out effort, FC LEVSKI ОК's Radko Kostakiev threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Stavri Drakev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Maritza's Kuncho Alichkov got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maritza's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Stavri Drakev scored to the left of an out of position Radko Kostakiev, making the score, 0-6. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Neno Sarafski took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Radko Kostakiev to make any attempt to save it. Maritza's Radko Kostakiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cândido Machado in the 89th minute of play. Radko Kostakiev was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Chris Rea. After a rather tough play, Maritza's Georgi Variyski got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Radko Kostakiev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stavri Drakev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 96 minute of play. FC LEVSKI ОК's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.