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Malkocevo
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ivar Smedfeldt started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Naycho Raev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pavlikeni fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Apostol Nikolchin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivar Smedfeldt's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Malkocevo's Apostol Nikolchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivar Smedfeldt in the 8th minute of play. Ivar Smedfeldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostol Nikolchin having to interfere. When Anton Hadzhiiliev fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malkocevo's protests and gave Anton Hadzhiiliev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Ivar Smedfeldt made a precise shot to the right of Apostol Nikolchin. Malkocevo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 17 minutes into the match, Malkocevo's goal looked a bit too open when Ivar Smedfeldt came free, but Apostol Nikolchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Clemens hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes, Pavlikeni's Yakim Yonovski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Apostol Nikolchin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pavlikeni reached it. Malkocevo's Anani Kronev got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Naycho Raev made a precise shot to the right of Apostol Nikolchin. Malkocevo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When Pavlikeni's Ivar Smedfeldt in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malkocevo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42nd match minute, Malkocevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tencho Damov to maneuver through the defense. When Anani Kronev fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malkocevo's protests and gave Anani Kronev a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Pavlikeni booed when Malkocevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anani Kronev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naycho Raev struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Apostol Nikolchin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pavlikeni. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Tencho Damov made the kick off in the second half. Wieslaw Gizynski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tencho Damov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Malkocevo's goal looked a bit too open when Naycho Raev came free, but Apostol Nikolchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Malkocevo defense, Naycho Raev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Apostol Nikolchin. The Malkocevo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Apostol Nikolchin should have stopped the shot. Violet Zarkov hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Evtim Burilkov's late challenge caught a Pavlikeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evtim Burilkov helped the player get up and apologised. Evtim Burilkov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Trayan Naychevs short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Apostol Nikolchin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 64th play minutes Ivar Smedfeldt shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Apostol Nikolchin and just under the crossbar into goal. During the 68th minute of the match Anani Kronev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Anani Kronev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Malkocevo's Anani Kronev got a free kick in the 69th minute. The supporters of Pavlikeni booed when Malkocevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evtim Burilkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evtim Burilkov hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 84 played minutes Malkocevo got a freekick which was hit by Tencho Damov. Apostol Nikolchin came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Pavlikeni's Ivar Smedfeldt. But to his dismay, Ivar Smedfeldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. After 91 minutes of play Malkocevo's Evtim Burilkov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Pavlikeni booed when Malkocevo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evtim Burilkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naycho Raev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Apostol Nikolchin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 94 minutes into the match, Ivar Smedfeldt notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Malkocevo's Apostol Nikolchin. Apostol Nikolchin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pavlikeni played a much better game than Malkocevo and deserved their victory. The Malkocevo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.