League

Pride Park
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) Stefan Chukarov made the kick off and thus started the match. Penko Saev charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Penko Saev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes Gaberevo got a freekick which was hit by Penko Saev. In the 13th minute, Krasimir Balakov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 20 played minutes DeLiRiuM F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Yasen Tachkov. Gaberevo's Nedyalko Tuparov got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Stanoy Pishimarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andon Staevski kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Yasen Tachkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhidar Kulaksúzov having to interfere. Kaloyan Donov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Kaloyan Donov made a precise shot to the right of Bozhidar Kulaksúzov. Gaberevo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Deyan Paunov came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Gaberevo 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 Deyan Paunov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaloyan Donov in the 46th minute of play forced Gaberevo's goalkeeper Bozhidar Kulaksúzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozhidar Kulaksúzov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasen Tachkov in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nedyalko Tuparov to strike the kick off in the second half. Krasimir Balakov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bozhidar Kulaksúzov having to make a save. Yasen Tachkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yasen Tachkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 minutes, Yanaki Harizanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gaberevo and the DeLiRiuM F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Krasimir Balakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kaloyan Donov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kaloyan Donov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Bozhidar Kulaksúzov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DeLiRiuM F.C.'s Kaloyan Donov got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stanoy Pishimarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhidar Kulaksúzov having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Gaberevo's goal looked a bit too open when Kaloyan Donov came free, but Bozhidar Kulaksúzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yasen Tachkov struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Bozhidar Kulaksúzov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DeLiRiuM F.C.. Krasimir Balakov might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bozhidar Kulaksúzov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krasimir Balakov ran back to his position shaking his head. If Stanoy Pishimarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DeLiRiuM F.C.! In the 87th minute, Stanoy Pishimarov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bozhidar Kulaksúzov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krasimir Balakov in the 88th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Gaberevo defense, Krasimir Balakov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bozhidar Kulaksúzov. The Gaberevo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bozhidar Kulaksúzov should have stopped the shot. Nedyalko Tuparov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Encho Dzhankov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute, Yasen Tachkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bozhidar Kulaksúzov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. DeLiRiuM F.C. fully deserved thier win.