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Dunav Ruse Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ignat Ficherov kicked off to start the match. After 8 played minutes FC Dunav Ruse got a freekick which was hit by Vitomir Zyumbyulev. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metodi Temelakiev in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Minior United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Spas Ferkov was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Dunav Ruse's players had a chance to rest. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metodi Temelakiev in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Minior United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ilko Margaritov hit a great ball. Hristo Kalinkov kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, FC Dunav Ruse's goal looked a bit too open when Yonko Isaev came free, but Raycho Kalchishkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignat Ficherov took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raycho Kalchishkov. Raycho Kalchishkov 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. Raycho Kalchishkov came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Minior United's Ignat Ficherov. But to his dismay, Ignat Ficherov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Raycho Kalchishkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yonko Isaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Dunav Ruse! FC Dunav Ruse:s Raycho Kalchishkov showed great skill when he stopped Vladimir Baharov:s penalty. Vladimir Baharov took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raycho Kalchishkov. Raycho Kalchishkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 32nd match minute, Minior United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Minko Tinkov to maneuver through the defense. Dobromir Alandzhiyski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Serge Rigot came out and tried to block the shot, but Dobromir Alandzhiyski slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 33rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Dobromir Alandzhiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Dunav Ruse's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobromir Alandzhiyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serge Rigot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes into the match, Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dobromir Alandzhiyski. 42 minutes into the match, Metodi Temelakiev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serge Rigot. Minior United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Metodi Temelakiev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After 45 played minutes FC Dunav Ruse got a freekick which was hit by Kliment Grebenarov. Yonko Isaev took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raycho Kalchishkov. Raycho Kalchishkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Metodi Temelakiev to strike the kick off in the second half. Raycho Kalchishkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignat Ficherov in the 53rd minute of play. After 54 minutes, Metodi Temelakiev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dunav Ruse and the Minior United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, FC Dunav Ruse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Metodi Temelakiev to maneuver through the defense. Serge Rigot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencho Tzokev, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When Minior United's Ignat Ficherov in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Dunav Ruse's goalie prevented a goal. Vitomir Zyumbyulev lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Vitomir Zyumbyulev hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Raycho Kalchishkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignat Ficherov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tenyo Gulev in the 69th minute of play forced FC Dunav Ruse's goalkeeper Raycho Kalchishkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raycho Kalchishkov came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Minior United's Yonko Isaev. But to his dismay, Yonko Isaev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-6. Raycho Kalchishkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignat Ficherov's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Raycho Kalchishkov came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Minior United's Yonko Isaev. But to his dismay, Yonko Isaev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-7. In the 77th minute, Tenyo Gulev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raycho Kalchishkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignat Ficherov in the 80th minute of play forced FC Dunav Ruse's goalkeeper Raycho Kalchishkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Alandzhiyski in the 83rd minute of play forced Minior United's goalkeeper Serge Rigot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raycho Kalchishkov made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tenyo Gulev sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute, Vasil Kalpakchiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raycho Kalchishkov made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Tenyo Gulev sent off a good shot on target.