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Beden Stadion
Spectators: 6835 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 0) Зенит Церово's Tinko Mitrev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alexander Desov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tinko Mitrev went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Зенит Церово's Argir Pandov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Strahil Baliev in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Ognyan Arshinkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ognyan Arshinkov struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Alexander Desov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Зенит Церово. If Stoyadin Pandurski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tinko Mitrev struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Alexander Desov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Зенит Церово. Pancho Chemshirov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Alexander Desov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stoyadin Pandurski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexander Desov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Simeon Túrpomanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Argir Pandov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Pancho Chemshirov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Зенит Церово's supporters rose to their feet, but Pancho Chemshirov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Desov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Radan Nedyalkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Beden defense, Tinko Mitrev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Desov. The Beden fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Desov should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strahil Baliev in the 38th minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Argir Pandov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute of the match, Simeon Túrpomanov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Argir Pandov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ognyan Arshinkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radan Nedyalkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexander Desov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radan Nedyalkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Simeon Túrpomanov made the kick off in the second half. Tinko Mitrev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ognyan Arshinkov took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Desov. Alexander Desov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 1-4 became the score in the 61st minute when Tinko Mitrev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Tinko Mitrev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radan Nedyalkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Alexander Desov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Зенит Церово's Tinko Mitrev got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Зенит Церово's Ognyan Arshinkov got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Ancho Tzotzin got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute of the match Nikifor Sharankov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Argir Pandov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Pancho Chemshirov 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. Ognyan Arshinkov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When %teams%'s Tinko Mitrev was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-5 just inside the left pole, 76 minutes into the game. Alexander Desov was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After having played for 81 minutes, Tinko Mitrev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Зенит Церово's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tinko Mitrev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ognyan Arshinkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Desov having to interfere. If Stoyadin Pandurski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Stoyadin Pandurski 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strahil Baliev in the 93rd minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Argir Pandov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Зенит Церово could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Beden throughout the match.