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Mandritsa
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Toli kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Benjamin Toli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrian Miloshev was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Benjamin Toli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adrian Miloshev, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Yavashkioy's Vencho Kutov got a free kick in the 19th minute. Adrian Miloshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Toli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Miloshev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benjamin Toli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 27 minute of play. Radostin Matakiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Ancho Slivkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yavashkioy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mandritsa the free kick. Ancho Slivkov hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Radostin Matakiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Miloshev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, Filiberto Arano threw the ball into play from the sideline. Yavashkioy's Svilen Kavlakov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Georgi Nedkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mladen Izvorski in the 41st minute of play. Benjamin Toli hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute of the game Georgi Dobrev made a throw-in which Lokman Aksungur played forward. Radostin Matakiev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adrian Miloshev firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mladen Izvorski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mladen Izvorski made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Radostin Matakiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Miloshev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 minutes of play, Mandritsa's Vidyo Triov made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrian Miloshev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ancho Slivkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Georgi Nedkov having to make a save. Yavashkioy's Adrian Miloshev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Toli in the 65th minute of play. Adrian Miloshev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzvetoslav Tosev in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radostin Matakiev in the 70th minute of play forced Yavashkioy's goalkeeper Adrian Miloshev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radostin Matakiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vidyo Triov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Adrian Miloshev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Georgi Dobrev with Lokman Aksungur as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 78 minutes into the game, Mandritsa's Benjamin Toli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Miloshev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. After some careless play in the Yavashkioy defense, Radostin Matakiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Miloshev. The Yavashkioy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Miloshev should have stopped the shot. 87 minutes into the game, Mandritsa's Benjamin Toli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adrian Miloshev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. After a rather tough play, Mandritsa's Georgi Dobrev got a free kick in the 90th minute. Yavashkioy's Svilen Kavlakov managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Georgi Dobrev in the 93 minute of the game. After 94 played minutes Mandritsa got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetoslav Tosev. 96 minutes into the game, Benjamin Toli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Adrian Miloshev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee ended the match the Mandritsa players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.