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Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1330, VIP seats: 130) Tervel Peychinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damyan Stanchov in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Vitko Masúrski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Red Bull Stars's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belovitsa the free kick. Bogomil Kalfov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zahari Tzutzekov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vitko Masúrski in the 12th minute. If Bogomil Kalfov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viden Shumanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Red Bull Stars's Viden Shumanov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zahari Tzutzekov. That made the score 2-0 after 22 minutes of play. Bogomil Kalfov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Zahari Tzutzekov made a huge save. Zlatin Hadzhiolov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 32 played minutes Belovitsa got a freekick which was hit by Lulcho Ribarski. In the 36th minute, Ikonom Karapetrov made a precise shot to the right of Tervel Peychinov. AC Red Bull Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When Krasen Tanev fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belovitsa's protests and gave Krasen Tanev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Belovitsa getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Krasen Tanev hit a great ball. Tervel Peychinov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ikonom Karapetrov in the 41st minute of the match. Zlatin Hadzhiolov took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tervel Peychinov. Tervel Peychinov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Tervel Peychinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damyan Stanchov, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zlatin Hadzhiolov made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Ikonom Karapetrov took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Tervel Peychinov to make any attempt to save it. Vitko Masúrski hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Tervel Peychinov came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Belovitsa's Zlatin Hadzhiolov. But to his dismay, Zlatin Hadzhiolov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Tervel Peychinov was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Damyan Stanchov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damyan Stanchov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. Zahari Tzutzekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoycho Zotov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th match minute, Belovitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Branislav Penkochev to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Bogomil Kalfov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahari Tzutzekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogomil Kalfov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahari Tzutzekov having to interfere. If Tzeno Lyutzkanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vitko Masúrski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zahari Tzutzekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Viden Shumanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahari Tzutzekov having to interfere. Tervel Peychinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatin Hadzhiolov, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Belovitsa 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.