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Spectators: 7927 (Terracing: 6021, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 60) Siymen's Velichko Dungarov 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. 2 minutes into the game, Yanek Markovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Siymen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Опълченците the free kick. After a rather tough play, Siymen's Yanek Markovski got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Nasko Batoev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velichko Dungarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Опълченците got a freekick which was hit by Neno Kechedzhiev. 18 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goal looked a bit too open when Velichko Dungarov came free, but Nasko Batoev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Siymen's attack was well implemented in the 18th minute, but when Velichko Dungarov was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Siymen:s Namiq Zülfüqarov showed great skill when he stopped Ivo Ketzkarov:s penalty. Namiq Zülfüqarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stoyadin Halembakov in the 22nd minute of play. Adrian Kolikovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Namiq Zülfüqarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siymen's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Adrian Kolikovski 26 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Namiq Zülfüqarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Kolikovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 played minutes Siymen got a freekick which was hit by Yanek Markovski. Namiq Zülfüqarov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Опълченците's Adrian Kolikovski shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Adrian Kolikovski put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Namiq Zülfüqarov. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

After 56 played minutes Siymen got a freekick which was hit by Velichko Dungarov. Adrian Kolikovski got in the 60th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Namiq Zülfüqarov handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Ognyan Manzurov fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Siymen's protests and gave Ognyan Manzurov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Опълченците booed when Siymen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ognyan Manzurov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Adrian Kolikovski got free in front of the goal in the 63rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Namiq Zülfüqarov was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Опълченците's Stoyadin Halembakov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Namiq Zülfüqarov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. After 68 minutes of play, Опълченците's Adrian Kolikovski made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Namiq Zülfüqarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Namiq Zülfüqarov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Krastyo Madzhurov went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. The Опълченците fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Опълченците's Adrian Kolikovski 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 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Neno Kechedzhiev hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, Krastyo Madzhurov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Namiq Zülfüqarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Adrian Kolikovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Kolikovski in the 96th minute of play forced Siymen's goalkeeper Namiq Zülfüqarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.