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Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rosen Michkov started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, ФК Червено знаме's goalkeeper Slavi Sandov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristiyan Vlahovski. After 6 played minutes ФК Червено знаме got a freekick which was hit by Kamen Zhilkov. In the 11th match minute, ФК Червено знаме was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benislav Trendafilov to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 13 in the game by Rosen Michkov from a close distance when the talented Slavi Sandov managed to make a qualified save. ФК Червено знаме's players were relieved. The attack was good, but when Rosen Michkov in the 16th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Borimir Bilalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamen Zhilkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Slavi Sandov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rosen Michkov's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. When Dragomir Enkov fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Червено знаме's protests and gave Dragomir Enkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th match minute, ФК Червено знаме was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dragomir Enkov to maneuver through the defense. ФК Червено знаме's Slavi Sandov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosen Michkov in the 29th minute of play. Rosen Michkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rosen Michkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Slavi Sandov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kamen Zhilkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Borimir Bilalov was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 40th minute, Rosen Michkov made a precise shot to the right of Slavi Sandov. ФК Червено знаме's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Todor Tronkov kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kamen Zhilkov made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Dragomir Enkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Червено знаме's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dragomir Enkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Slavi Sandov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rosen Michkov's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After 58 played minutes ФК Червено знаме got a freekick which was hit by Yoan Gitev. In the 61st minute Gercho Súrbinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Sandov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristiyan Vlahovski hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, CARDANO's Doychin Peshev got a free kick in the 65th minute. Slavi Sandov came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by CARDANO's Rosen Michkov. But to his dismay, Rosen Michkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Kristiyan Vlahovski charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristiyan Vlahovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 77 played minutes ФК Червено знаме got a freekick which was hit by Yoan Gitev. Slavi Sandov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosen Michkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Rosen Michkov put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Slavi Sandov. The audience was convinced that Rosen Michkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slavi Sandov was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute Avgustin Koprinkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavi Sandov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, CARDANO's Gercho Súrbinski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Slavi Sandov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. ФК Червено знаме's Slavi Sandov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gercho Súrbinski in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to ФК Червено знаме getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Stanoy Tzandev hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Todor Tronkov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ФК Червено знаме's Slavi Sandov didn't even have to move. For all the effort they put into the match, the ФК Червено знаме players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CARDANO.