Friendly League

Wordsley Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paul Case started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Paul Case sped through FC Duganowo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yoakim Smolyanov. If Peyo Tatarev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Stoil Adzharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th match minute, Wordsley City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Haylock to maneuver through the defense. Stoil Adzharov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Michael Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Conal Sinclair got free with Yoakim Smolyanov in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Duganowo's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Paul Case 25 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Conal Sinclair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Michael Leslie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peyo Tatarev in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Grant Haylock was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wordsley City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Duganowo the free kick. Grant Haylock hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Michael Leslie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peyo Tatarev went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paul Case in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yoakim Smolyanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for FC Duganowo. Simo Hadzhiatanasov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Michael Leslie. 2-2.

When Stoil Adzharov came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the FC Duganowo 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 Stoil Adzharov couldn't finish the play. Peyo Tatarev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Michael Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peyo Tatarev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Leslie having to interfere. FC Duganowo's Peyo Tatarev got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 63 played minutes Wordsley City got a freekick which was hit by Reggie Ginn. In the 64th minute Peyo Tatarev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Leslie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Duganowo's Yoakim Smolyanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conal Sinclair in the 65th minute of play. Yoakim Smolyanov came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Wordsley City's Conal Sinclair. But to his dismay, Conal Sinclair quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Peyo Tatarev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Michael Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harvey Halford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Conal Sinclair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jordan Slater fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoakim Smolyanov having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, Wordsley City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Haylock to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Stoil Adzharov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Duganowo's supporters rose to their feet, but Stoil Adzharov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Leslie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the game, FC Duganowo's Stoil Adzharov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Leslie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Duganowo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.