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Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tinko Vaklev got the match started through his kick off. Rosen Michkov took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Hadzhiolov. Adam Hadzhiolov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. ©Breznik AFC®'s Adam Hadzhiolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bobi Vúrlyakov in the 6th minute of play. Adam Hadzhiolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slavyan Dudumov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, ©Breznik AFC®'s goal looked a bit too open when Gercho Súrbinski came free, but Adam Hadzhiolov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ©Breznik AFC® defense, Gercho Súrbinski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Hadzhiolov. The ©Breznik AFC® fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Hadzhiolov should have stopped the shot. When Nikolay Babev came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the ©Breznik AFC® 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 Nikolay Babev couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the game, one of CARDANO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave ©Breznik AFC® a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tinko Vaklev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of CARDANO's Tzvetan Kabzamalov. 1-2. 25 minutes into the match, CARDANO's goalkeeper Tzvetan Kabzamalov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lilko Stanin. Adam Hadzhiolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosen Michkov in the 27th minute of play. Tzvetan Kabzamalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bozhil Kratunkov in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute Bozhil Kratunkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetan Kabzamalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ©Breznik AFC®'s zone, Rosen Michkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Hadzhiolov came out of the goal and Rosen Michkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ©Breznik AFC®'s Adam Hadzhiolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosen Michkov in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ©Breznik AFC®'s Nikolay Babev got a free kick in the 36th minute. Slavyan Dudumov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, CARDANO's Slavyan Dudumov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adam Hadzhiolov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Rosen Michkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Hadzhiolov. ©Breznik AFC®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rosen Michkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The ©Breznik AFC® players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CARDANO were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rosen Michkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. CARDANO's Rosen Michkov came free and shot a quick shot against goal 53 minutes in the game, fortunately Adam Hadzhiolov had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When Slavyan Dudumov fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CARDANO's protests and gave Slavyan Dudumov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Slavyan Dudumov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Slavyan Dudumov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Rosen Michkov 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 a rather tough play, ©Breznik AFC®'s Lilko Stanin got a free kick in the 59th minute. A hard shot by Yane Mitzkov from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Adam Hadzhiolov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rosen Michkov scored 1-4 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam Hadzhiolov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Slavyan Dudumov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Hadzhiolov having to interfere. CARDANO's Rosen Michkov got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Lilko Stanin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slavyan Dudumov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lilko Stanin kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Nesho Vakrilov hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Adam Hadzhiolov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slavyan Dudumov in the 76th minute of play. Slavyan Dudumov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rosen Michkov got free with Adam Hadzhiolov in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ©Breznik AFC®'s Adam Hadzhiolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavyan Dudumov in the 85th minute of play. Adam Hadzhiolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bobi Vúrlyakov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rosen Michkov's late challenge caught a ©Breznik AFC®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rosen Michkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, Rosen Michkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rosen Michkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A well placed Slavyan Dudumov short distance shot in the 96th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CARDANO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.