League

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 10859 (Terracing: 8146, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denimir Tzonkov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Leocadio Hebia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Yani Dandolov hit a great ball. Mincho Robledo took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruslan Rúklyov. Ruslan Rúklyov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Denimir Tzonkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Guo Ling Nan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ruslan Rúklyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leocadio Hebia in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Denimir Tzonkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Ling Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhu Ning Ning kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Guo Ling Nan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denimir Tzonkov's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. When Denimir Tzonkov came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the VN BAKITO 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 Denimir Tzonkov couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denimir Tzonkov got free with Guo Ling Nan in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagoy Banovski to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the game, Leocadio Hebia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ruslan Rúklyov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Leocadio Hebia in the 53rd minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th match minute, THE CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhelyo Haynadzhiev to maneuver through the defense. After 61 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Dancho Chochov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 70th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes, Denimir Tzonkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VN BAKITO and the THE CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, VN BAKITO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denimir Tzonkov to maneuver through the defense. Ruslan Rúklyov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mincho Robledo's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leocadio Hebia in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Denimir Tzonkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guo Ling Nan. THE CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denimir Tzonkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 86 minutes into the match, Leocadio Hebia notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov. Ruslan Rúklyov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Blagoy Banovski hit a great ball. When THE CLUB's Mincho Robledo in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VN BAKITO's goalie prevented a goal. The THE CLUB players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.