Official Cup

Стадион Вежен
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Yuri Velkov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Stayko Milevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gercho Mantarkov having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Valentin Gitzov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gercho Mantarkov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sava Vatrachki in the 17th minute of play forced Сакарско орехче's goalkeeper Alexey Profirov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Gitzov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Darin Mankov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Gercho Mantarkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yordan Chalúkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 27 minutes, Yuri Velkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Вежен and the Сакарско орехче players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Вежен getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Yuri Velkov hit a great ball. Gercho Mantarkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Gitzov in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Vitan Tzutzekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Yordan Chalúkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Вежен got a freekick which was hit by Anko Katincharov. In the 38th minute, Valentin Gitzov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gercho Mantarkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 44th minute, Tomislav Manchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 played minutes, Сакарско орехче's Beloslav Dzhorinski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gercho Mantarkov 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 Сакарско орехче reached it. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 52 played minutes Вежен got a freekick which was hit by Vasil Kalfov. Gercho Mantarkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yordan Chalúkov in the 53rd minute of the match. Yuri Velkov kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Вежен was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anko Katincharov to maneuver through the defense. Beloslav Dzhorinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Valentin Gitzov sped through Вежен's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gercho Mantarkov. Alexey Profirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sava Vatrachki in the 71st minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Вежен got a freekick which was hit by Milan Harabaliev. Gercho Mantarkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Gitzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Vitan Tzutzekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gercho Mantarkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darin Mankov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes, Anko Katincharov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Вежен and the Сакарско орехче players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Вежен fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! Gercho Mantarkov went to the wrong direction when Valentin Gitzov was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Vasil Kalfov kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Yordan Chalúkov struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Gercho Mantarkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Сакарско орехче.