Official Cup

Gerena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Krister Asserlind started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Stoke FF's Maximilian Lindgren got control of the ball when Belcho Kerekov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maximilian Lindgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belcho Kerekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Krasimir Balakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Julin, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krister Asserlind in the 10th minute of play forced ПФК „Левски“ София's goalkeeper Krasimir Balakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Stoke FF getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Krister Asserlind hit a great ball. Maximilian Lindgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belcho Kerekov in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Krister Asserlind who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ПФК „Левски“ София's Krasimir Balakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Stoke FF getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Karl Julin hit a great ball. Deyan Nachkov lost his temper 23 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ПФК „Левски“ София fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! In the 33rd minute, Krister Asserlind left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stoke FF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Krasimir Balakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krister Asserlind in the 36th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in ПФК „Левски“ София fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 37th minute. Penalty! Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When ПФК „Левски“ София's Belcho Kerekov in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stoke FF's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56th minute, Kostadin Gadzhev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Krasimir Balakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krister Asserlind, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ПФК „Левски“ София booed when Stoke FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pontus Forssberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Krasimir Balakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krister Asserlind in the 67th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes ПФК „Левски“ София got a freekick which was hit by Peyo Spasunov. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind ПФК „Левски“ София's goalkeeper Krasimir Balakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the game, Jens-Ove Lööf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stoke FF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПФК „Левски“ София the free kick. In the 74th minute, Jens-Ove Lööf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, ПФК „Левски“ София's Peyo Spasunov got a free kick in the 78th minute. Maximilian Lindgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belcho Kerekov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Belcho Kerekov in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maximilian Lindgren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Maximilian Lindgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belcho Kerekov, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Karl Julin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Krasimir Balakov came out and tried to block the shot, but Karl Julin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 95th minute.