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Malkocevo
Spectators: 6836 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd match minute, MIZIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zlatin Palyushev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valko Etimov in the 7th minute of play forced Malkocevo's goalkeeper Apostol Nikolchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Hadzhiiliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Krum Zhirov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tencho Damov got free with Krum Zhirov in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Rusi Chergarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostol Nikolchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mito Gerchev in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apostol Nikolchin saved Malkocevo from getting behind. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malkocevo's goalkeeper Apostol Nikolchin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Malkocevo's goal looked a bit too open when Rusi Chergarov came free, but Apostol Nikolchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valko Etimov in the 21st minute of play forced Malkocevo's goalkeeper Apostol Nikolchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Momchil Pushnikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostol Nikolchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Mito Gerchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostol Nikolchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Rusi Chergarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostol Nikolchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mito Gerchev might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apostol Nikolchin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mito Gerchev ran back to his position shaking his head. 43 minutes into the game, Stanimir Dzhagarov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Malkocevo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MIZIA the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Malkocevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanimir Dzhagarov to maneuver through the defense. Yanislav Vatov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Apostol Nikolchin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evtim Burilkov to make the kick off. If Momchil Pushnikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mito Gerchev in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apostol Nikolchin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MIZIA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Yanislav Vatov in the 62nd minute. After taking down the ball on MIZIA's corner Yanislav Vatov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Apostol Nikolchin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 63rd minute, MIZIA's Mito Gerchev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Apostol Nikolchin. Apostol Nikolchin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. 71 minutes into the match, MIZIA's Rusi Chergarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Apostol Nikolchin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Momchil Pushnikov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Apostol Nikolchin having to make a save. If Evtim Burilkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Momchil Pushnikov came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the MIZIA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Momchil Pushnikov couldn't finish the play. In the 85th match minute, Malkocevo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evtim Burilkov to maneuver through the defense. Momchil Pushnikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Apostol Nikolchin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatin Palyushev was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MIZIA! MIZIA:s Krum Zhirov showed great skill when he stopped Neno Hodzhev:s penalty. MIZIA played a much better game than Malkocevo and deserved their victory. The Malkocevo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.