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Slavnik Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iskren Pishlyakov got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Koleja's Eliodor Cocea got control of the ball when Gabriel Dashin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tolek Golota's late challenge caught a Slavnik's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tolek Golota helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Slavnik booed when Koleja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Golota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliodor Cocea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kubrat Vrabchev in the 8th minute of play. Eliodor Cocea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kubrat Vrabchev in the 12th minute of the match. Iskren Pishlyakov scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naycho Vúglarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17thth minute of the game Iskren Pishlyakov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slavnik's Naycho Vúglarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Boris Kostakiev 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. Svetlin Pumpalov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Boris Kostakiev sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Slavnik's Naycho Vúglarov didn't even have to move. After 22 played minutes Koleja got a freekick which was hit by Boris Kostakiev. In a very dangerous position, a player in Koleja fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! If Boris Kostakiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Iskren Pishlyakov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naycho Vúglarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Boris Kostakiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Naycho Vúglarov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Slavnik's goal looked a bit too open when Iskren Pishlyakov came free, but Naycho Vúglarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Gabriel Dashin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliodor Cocea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Eliodor Cocea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iskren Pishlyakov in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Naycho Vúglarov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kubrat Vrabchev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Slavnik defense, Velcho Marazov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naycho Vúglarov. The Slavnik fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naycho Vúglarov should have stopped the shot. Eliodor Cocea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Dashin, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 71st minute, Kubrat Vrabchev made a precise shot to the right of Eliodor Cocea. Koleja's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After 75 minutes, Boris Kostakiev made it 1-5 with a short kick to the right side. Slavnik's Naycho Vúglarov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Gabriel Dashin came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Slavnik 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 Gabriel Dashin couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Slavnik's goalkeeper Naycho Vúglarov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Velcho Marazov. Koleja's Eliodor Cocea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubrat Vrabchev in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Koleja getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Boris Kostakiev hit a great ball. Velcho Marazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Naycho Vúglarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zheko Mishev hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Naycho Vúglarov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iskren Pishlyakov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 92 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Koleja had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.