League

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 8116 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 160) Yasen Kichev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Einar Hjortberg during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Einar Hjortberg hit a great ball. Dimitar Berbatov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Spiridon Milanov 9 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Yasen Kichev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Totyo Popisakov was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. With a little luck, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov got control of the ball when Eivind Lundemo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 22 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Zahúnov. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Dimitar Berbatov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crusaders of Dark's supporters rose to their feet, but Dimitar Berbatov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spiridon Milanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with Spiridon Milanov in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Spiridon Milanov, 2-0. Dimitar Berbatov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spiridon Milanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Crusaders of Dark got a corner. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dochko Razpopov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Dochko Razpopov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Spiridon Milanov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Eivind Lundemo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Dimitar Berbatov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spiridon Milanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dimitar Berbatov made a kick off. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 55th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's zone, Dimitar Berbatov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spiridon Milanov came out of the goal and Dimitar Berbatov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 60th minute of play forced ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper Spiridon Milanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 61st minute of play. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Spiridon Milanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. Spiridon Milanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Dimitar Berbatov might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Spiridon Milanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Berbatov ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Spiridon Milanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dimitar Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Crusaders of Dark 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 Dimitar Berbatov couldn't finish the play. After 72 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Zahúnov. After 77 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Zahúnov. Crusaders of Dark's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dochko Razpopov in the 79th minute. Crusaders of Dark's Eligio Rojas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Spiridon Milanov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 81 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Teodor Zahúnov. 83 minutes into the game, Crusaders of Dark's Eivind Lundemo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spiridon Milanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Spiridon Milanov came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov. But to his dismay, Dimitar Berbatov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. A collision led to ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Yasen Kichev hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Crusaders of Dark had won after a very even match.