League

Volov
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) CSKA Volov's Vergil Sholev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dilyan Seretliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrey Stamov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafim Darkov didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Marian Gazenov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dilyan Seretliev. CSKA Volov's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marian Gazenov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Dilyan Seretliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radostin Hantov in the 15th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Veliko Zimbilev notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of CSKA Volov's Dilyan Seretliev. Dilyan Seretliev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Serafim Darkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircho Mendov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Veliko Zimbilev fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Апостоли на Свободата's protests and gave Veliko Zimbilev a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Апостоли на Свободата got a freekick which was hit by Veliko Zimbilev. Dilyan Seretliev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrey Stamov went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Velimir Muratovski during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Апостоли на Свободата getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Stamen Kobilarov hit a great ball. After 43 minutes of play, Апостоли на Свободата's Andrey Stamov made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dilyan Seretliev was left in no man's land by his defense there! The CSKA Volov players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Апостоли на Свободата were winning 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrey Stamov was the one to do the kick off. Dilyan Seretliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Veliko Zimbilev in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Marian Gazenov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Апостоли на Свободата fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Апостоли на Свободата's Marian Gazenov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dilyan Seretliev. That made the score 1-6 after 60 minutes of play. Veliko Zimbilev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Dilyan Seretliev made a huge save. Veliko Zimbilev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dilyan Seretliev having to make a save. Marian Gazenov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dilyan Seretliev firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 70 played minutes CSKA Volov got a freekick which was hit by Tihomir Dyankov. In the 71st minute of the match Antoni Smilkov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dilyan Seretliev skillfully saved the ball. Vesko Chergov hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Igor Terezov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dilyan Seretliev. CSKA Volov's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 82nd minute Veliko Zimbilev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dilyan Seretliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, CSKA Volov's goalkeeper Dilyan Seretliev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marian Gazenov. In the 87th minute, Andrey Stamov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dilyan Seretliev was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. A collision led to CSKA Volov getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Vladko Dafov hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrey Stamov got free with Dilyan Seretliev in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CSKA Volov's Dilyan Seretliev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA Volov from getting a goal against them. Dilyan Seretliev made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Marian Gazenov sent off a good shot on target. Апостоли на Свободата played a much better game than CSKA Volov and deserved their victory. The CSKA Volov players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.