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Berkovtsi St
Spectators: 8160 (Terracing: 6127, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valentin Zlatkov made the kick off which started today's match. Penyo Karatodorov's late challenge caught a ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Penyo Karatodorov helped the player get up and apologised. 4 minutes into the game, one of FC Berkovtsi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО. Dancho Hubenov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Milko Gargov. 0-1. Milko Gargov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stiliyan Dzhenev in the 8th minute of the match. When FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of FC Berkovtsi booed when ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlin Andreevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Velizar Stavrev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bilyan Petkanov. ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Valentin Zlatkov took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bilyan Petkanov. Bilyan Petkanov 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. Slavi Devenski charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slavi Devenski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Berkovtsi's Slavi Devenski got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's zone, Velizar Stavrev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilyan Petkanov came out of the goal and Velizar Stavrev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bilyan Petkanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 23rd minute. Bilyan Petkanov made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Valentin Zlatkov sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Valentin Zlatkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Berkovtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Valeri Buchkov hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Bilyan Petkanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 34th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Zlatkov in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bilyan Petkanov saved ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО from getting behind. A hard shot 40 in the game by Valentin Zlatkov from a close distance when the talented Bilyan Petkanov managed to make a qualified save. ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's players were relieved. When FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the FC Berkovtsi defense, Stiliyan Dzhenev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Milko Gargov. The FC Berkovtsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Milko Gargov should have stopped the shot. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stiliyan Dzhenev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th match minute, ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Yanev to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Valentin Zlatkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bilyan Petkanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Milko Gargov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boncho Stoyanov in the 66th minute of the match. Valentin Zlatkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bilyan Petkanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 minutes, Stiliyan Dzhenev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО and the FC Berkovtsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venko Varsanov to maneuver through the defense. If Valentin Zlatkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bilyan Petkanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Zlatkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilyan Petkanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Zlatkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ФК РОТОР-КОВАЧЕВО's Stiliyan Dzhenev got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.