League

Zhelezna
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) Tomas Dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asparuh Pisev lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 7th match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asparuh Pisev to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute of the match Zapryan Sakarov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Borubar skillfully saved the ball. FC Zhelezna's Neville Staples managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik in the 11 minute of the game. Artur Borubar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Beat in the 19th minute of play. In the 30th minute Tomas Dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Beat in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Artur Borubar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 played minutes Нотингам got a freekick which was hit by Stoyadin Gulev. Artur Borubar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Beat in the 37th minute of play. Artur Borubar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Beat in the 39th minute of play. Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik's late challenge caught a FC Zhelezna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik helped the player get up and apologised. Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes in the game Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zapryan Sakarov. 48 minutes into the game, Нотингам's Tomas Dos Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Borubar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Glauco Cruz to make the kick off. Artur Borubar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 54th minute of play. After 59 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Tim Vereeken. FC Zhelezna made a substitution. Gilberto Garaile replaced Tomas Gartzen. FC Zhelezna's Niko Kranjčar was substituted for Glauco Cruz. Tim Vereeken kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, FC Zhelezna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Soares to maneuver through the defense. FC Zhelezna's Artur Borubar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zhelezna from getting a goal against them. Octavio Beat who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Artur Borubar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octavio Beat got free with Artur Borubar in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes in the game Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zapryan Sakarov. Thanks to some nice moves Octavio Beat could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Artur Borubar however easily saved by the left post. Niko Kranjčar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luo Feng having to interfere. A collision led to FC Zhelezna getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Tim Vereeken hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Tomas Dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Zhelezna's Milan Kalendzhiev managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik in the 86 minute of the game. When Niko Kranjčar came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the FC Zhelezna 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 Niko Kranjčar couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded Нотингам left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Zhelezna.