Mekis Stadion
Spectators: 9252 (Terracing: 6940,
Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Radowit Ogrodowicz made the kick off which started today's match. Diyan Kúrdzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radowit Ogrodowicz in the 2nd minute of play. Lazar Batalov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanko Kavlakov in the 5th minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Diyan Kúrdzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sava Chuchev in the 9th minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Diyan Kúrdzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Sava Chuchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diyan Kúrdzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venko Notev made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Rostislav Mominov sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Haydar Saylan got free with Venko Notev in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Grivata's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mustafa Haydar Saylan was slow to take the kick. During this time TigersWest's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahsun İrfan in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Grivata's goalkeeper Venko Notev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diyan Kúrdzhiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanko Kavlakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Chavdar Hesapchiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Venko Notev made a huge save. Venko Notev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mahsun İrfan in the 27th minute. Venko Notev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Mominov, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. With his leg Venko Notev managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when TigersWest's Mahsun İrfan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mahsun İrfan in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Venko Notev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When FC Grivata's Øyvind Skoglund in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TigersWest's goalie prevented a goal. Biser Kostakev took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Venko Notev. Venko Notev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After some careless play in the TigersWest defense, Radowit Ogrodowicz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diyan Kúrdzhiev. The TigersWest fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diyan Kúrdzhiev should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the game, TigersWest's Rostislav Mominov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Venko Notev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanko Kavlakov in the 42nd minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Diyan Kúrdzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reiner Sørrig hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute, Mustafa Haydar Saylan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Grivata's Venko Notev didn't even have to move. Velichko Pitekov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.
TigersWest's Mustafa Haydar Saylan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Venko Notev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Dragan Cheresharski fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TigersWest's protests and gave Dragan Cheresharski a yellow card for diving instead. Dragan Cheresharski kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Venko Notev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahsun İrfan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Sava Chuchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diyan Kúrdzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diyan Kúrdzhiev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sava Chuchev in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, TigersWest's goal looked a bit too open when Radowit Ogrodowicz came free, but Diyan Kúrdzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radowit Ogrodowicz in the 66th minute of play forced TigersWest's goalkeeper Diyan Kúrdzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes TigersWest's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rayko Tzonkin who took care of the corner kick. Diyan Kúrdzhiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radowit Ogrodowicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Diyan Kúrdzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radowit Ogrodowicz in the 72nd minute of the match. Venko Notev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Mominov, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Venko Notev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Mominov, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. FC Grivata were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after TigersWest's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rayko Tzonkin took the corner. Mustafa Haydar Saylan scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Venko Notev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diyan Kúrdzhiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Øyvind Skoglund's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. After 88th play minutes Øyvind Skoglund shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Diyan Kúrdzhiev and just under the crossbar into goal. Radowit Ogrodowicz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the FC Grivata defense, Rostislav Mominov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Venko Notev. The FC Grivata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Venko Notev should have stopped the shot. FC Grivata's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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