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Vrabca
Spectators: 6763 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 1) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Serafim Chepishev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sabol's supporters rose to their feet, but Serafim Chepishev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 6 minutes into the match, Serafim Chepishev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vergil Kalaydzhiyski. Vrabca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafim Chepishev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Petar Lashev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Sabol fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Sabol's Serafim Chepishev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 14 played minutes Sabol got a freekick which was hit by Zhelyazko Pechurkov. Vrabca's Andrey Zashev shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 15th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Evstati Lischev but with some difficulty. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petar Lashev's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Damyan Hadzhiiliev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damyan Hadzhiiliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes, Serafim Chepishev made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Vrabca's Vergil Kalaydzhiyski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 36th minute, Zahari Nakev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Damyan Hadzhiiliev made a precise shot to the right of Vergil Kalaydzhiyski. Vrabca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Damyan Hadzhiiliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Serafim Chepishev to strike the kick off in the second half. Zhelyazko Pechurkov hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Damyan Hadzhiiliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vergil Kalaydzhiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yanaki Salabashev scored 1-5 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evstati Lischev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Minko Gerinski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vrabca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. In the 77th minute, Valko Firkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evstati Lischev was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. A collision led to Sabol getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Zahari Nakev hit a great ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Valko Firkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vrabca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valko Firkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evstati Lischev didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vrabca's Yanaki Salabashev shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-5 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 86th match minute, Vrabca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toshko Vúkov to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vrabca's goalkeeper Vergil Kalaydzhiyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toshko Vúkov during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Toshko Vúkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serafim Chepishev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Vergil Kalaydzhiyski made a huge save. Vergil Kalaydzhiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damyan Hadzhiiliev, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Sabol players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.