Official Cup

Mekis Stadion
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) EK's Zlatin Ibrahimovic 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. 3 minutes into the game, Filip Parapanov threw the ball into play from the sideline. EK's Tzvetomir Kertin quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Diyan Kúrdzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatin Ibrahimovic in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Biser Kostakev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TigersWest fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Svetozar Kelchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biser Kostakev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TigersWest were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after EK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mustafa Haydar Saylan took the corner. Mahsun İrfan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svetozar Kelchev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Haydar Saylan in the 18th minute of play forced EK's goalkeeper Svetozar Kelchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diyan Kúrdzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatin Ibrahimovic in the 21st minute of play. Zlatin Ibrahimovic took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diyan Kúrdzhiev. Diyan Kúrdzhiev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 25 minutes into the match, EK's goalkeeper Svetozar Kelchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustafa Haydar Saylan. EK's Svetozar Kelchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Haydar Saylan in the 27th minute of play. EK's Svetozar Kelchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save EK from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, EK's Svetozar Kelchev got control of the ball when Mustafa Haydar Saylan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Svetozar Kelchev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The crowd rose to their feet as Rostislav Mominov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Svetozar Kelchev. That made the score 2-1 in the 45 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

EK's Svetozar Kelchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahsun İrfan in the 51st minute of play. After 52 minutes EK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mustafa Haydar Saylan who took care of the corner kick. In the 54th match minute, EK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Volodya Robov to maneuver through the defense. Svetozar Kelchev didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when TigersWest's Biser Kostakev shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Svetozar Kelchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biser Kostakev in the 59th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, TigersWest's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatin Ibrahimovic came free, but Diyan Kúrdzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Svetozar Kelchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Haydar Saylan in the 66th minute of play. Svetozar Kelchev 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 67th minute. TigersWest's Dionisio Arias was substituted for Mahsun İrfan. The throw-in from Filip Parapanov in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by EK's Volodya Robov. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Mustafa Haydar Saylan managed to get in a good position for a shot. TigersWest's supporters rose to their feet, but Mustafa Haydar Saylan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Svetozar Kelchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 73rd minute Mustafa Haydar Saylan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetozar Kelchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, EK's goal looked a bit too open when Biser Kostakev came free, but Svetozar Kelchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. EK's Svetozar Kelchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Haydar Saylan in the 75th minute of play. EK's Svetozar Kelchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rostislav Mominov in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Rostislav Mominov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetozar Kelchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svetozar Kelchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostislav Mominov in the 80th minute of the match. Lyuboslav Zanev kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the EK defense, Mustafa Haydar Saylan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Svetozar Kelchev. The EK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Svetozar Kelchev should have stopped the shot. Svetozar Kelchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Arias in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the TigersWest players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.