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Belovitsa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zlatin Hadzhiolov kicked off to start the match. Branislav Penkochev got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ikonom Karapetrov. Bernardino Goiz made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Ikonom Karapetrov sent off a good shot on target. Elenska's Silvério Maranhense got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zahari Tzutzekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvério Maranhense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silvério Maranhense in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zahari Tzutzekov saved Belovitsa from getting behind. In the 17th match minute, Belovitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Branislav Penkochev to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Belovitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Silvério Maranhense came free, but Zahari Tzutzekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Elenska's Bernardino Goiz got control of the ball when Ikonom Karapetrov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Radan Nemtzov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belovitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elenska the free kick. Radan Nemtzov hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The Elenska fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Elenska's Leonel Rosado 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 36 minutes into the match, Elenska's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatin Hadzhiolov came free, but Bernardino Goiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Elenska's goalkeeper Bernardino Goiz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krasen Tanev. After a defensive mix-up in Belovitsa's zone, Silvério Maranhense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahari Tzutzekov came out of the goal and Silvério Maranhense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elenska made a substitution. Vladimir Manchev replaced Silvério Maranhense. Zahari Tzutzekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimir Manchev's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After 46 minutes, Vladimir Manchev made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Belovitsa's Zahari Tzutzekov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

The wind increased when Leonel Rosado made the kick off in the second half. Vladimir Manchev might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zahari Tzutzekov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vladimir Manchev ran back to his position shaking his head. If Vladimir Manchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 56 minutes into the match, Belovitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Manchev came free, but Zahari Tzutzekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Elenska's Vladimir Manchev in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belovitsa's goalie prevented a goal. Vladimir Manchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahari Tzutzekov having to interfere. Milan Gashev made in the 69th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zlatin Hadzhiolov. In the 72nd match minute, Elenska was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lu Shi to maneuver through the defense. Bernardino Goiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milan Gashev in the 73rd minute of the match. Leonel Rosado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the game, Damyan Stanchov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belovitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elenska the free kick. A collision led to Belovitsa getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Damyan Stanchov hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Branislav Penkochev with Dencho Korchev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Zahari Tzutzekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vladimir Manchev's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. With his leg Zahari Tzutzekov managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Elenska's Vladimir Manchev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vladimir Manchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahari Tzutzekov having to interfere. Although Belovitsa had been in control for most of the match, Elenska still came away with the win.