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Red Stars Arena
Spectators: 7735 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 125) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Goyanes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Avgust Daganov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benislav Shtúrbanov in the 7th minute. Gaytaninovo's Leopoldo Orlandus got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 10 minutes of play, Gaytaninovo's George Goyanes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvio Kusko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Avgust Daganov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benislav Shtúrbanov in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Dimitar Stanev could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Avgust Daganov however easily saved by the left post. Dimitar Stanev succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 24th playminute. Gaytaninovo's Avgust Daganov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benislav Shtúrbanov in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Hristofor Dudev notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Gaytaninovo's Avgust Daganov. Avgust Daganov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benislav Shtúrbanov took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avgust Daganov. Avgust Daganov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Avgust Daganov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benislav Shtúrbanov in the 41st minute of the match. Avgust Daganov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikola Vragolomski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hristofor Dudev was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to THE RED STARS getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dimitar Stanev hit a great ball. Avgust Daganov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristofor Dudev in the 53rd minute of the match. Benislav Shtúrbanov took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avgust Daganov. Avgust Daganov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The audience was convinced that Hristofor Dudev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avgust Daganov was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Avgust Daganov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Vragolomski, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Raul Haimar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvio Kusko having to interfere. When THE RED STARS's Hristofor Dudev in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gaytaninovo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 66th minute, Hristofor Dudev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE RED STARS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 69 minutes into the match, THE RED STARS's goalkeeper Silvio Kusko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by George Goyanes. 74 minutes into the game, Stavri Hadzhiiliev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gaytaninovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE RED STARS the free kick. Gaytaninovo's Avgust Daganov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristofor Dudev in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Benislav Shtúrbanov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Avgust Daganov. Gaytaninovo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benislav Shtúrbanov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. The throw-in from Lilcho Stoyov in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Gaytaninovo's Lulcho Dafinov. George Goyanes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Silvio Kusko firmly grabbed it by the left post. Avgust Daganov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hristofor Dudev's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. When THE RED STARS's Hristofor Dudev in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gaytaninovo's goalie prevented a goal. THE RED STARS's Evgeni Borchev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Avgust Daganov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 94th minute, Benislav Shtúrbanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Avgust Daganov was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. THE RED STARS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Gaytaninovo for a fine match.