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Крепост Овеч
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Zapryan Sachanski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manol Marashev in the 6th minute. If Bilyan Kraev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragolyub Karabonev in the 14th minute of play. Zapryan Sachanski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geno Poptodorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragolyub Karabonev in the 18th minute of play. Juan Estevon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragolyub Karabonev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Estevon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gergin Smilevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manol Marashev got free with Zapryan Sachanski in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geno Poptodorov hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dobri Pipkov in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Estevon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Dobri Pipkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Estevon was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Цървена звезда were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after ФК ОВЕЧ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Violet Vrúblyanski took the corner. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bilyan Kraev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Цървена звезда was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evlogi Piralkov to maneuver through the defense. ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Violet Vrúblyanski in the 54th minute of play. Yonko Krashevski charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yonko Krashevski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Geno Poptodorov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Zapryan Sachanski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zapryan Sachanski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manol Marashev in the 67th minute of play. ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save ФК ОВЕЧ from getting a goal against them. With his leg Juan Estevon managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Цървена звезда's Dobri Pipkov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Manol Marashev came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the ФК ОВЕЧ 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 Manol Marashev couldn't finish the play. Zapryan Sachanski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bilyan Kraev, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Dobri Pipkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arso Kenarov during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Цървена звезда's Arso Kenarov got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Zapryan Sachanski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manol Marashev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ФК ОВЕЧ booed when Цървена звезда was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitomir Bandev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 minutes of play, ФК ОВЕЧ's Manol Marashev made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zapryan Sachanski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 91st match minute, Цървена звезда was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dobri Pipkov to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon got control of the ball when Dobri Pipkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. When %teams%'s Dobri Pipkov was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-1 just inside the left pole, 94 minutes into the game. Juan Estevon was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.