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Lokomotiv Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Toli kicked off to start the match. In the 13th minute Radostin Matakiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zlatin Gashevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zlatin Gashevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzvetoslav Tosev, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Локомотив Пловдив getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Borimir Vúrlev hit a great ball. Filiberto Arano's late challenge caught a Локомотив Пловдив's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filiberto Arano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Mandritsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiberto Arano to maneuver through the defense. Mandritsa's Georgi Nedkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalbert Danadzhiev in the 26th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Adalbert Danadzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Локомотив Пловдив fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Nedyalko Ribarov hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. If Adalbert Danadzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Mandritsa's goal looked a bit too open when Adalbert Danadzhiev came free, but Georgi Nedkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nedyalko Ribarov hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After 39 played minutes Локомотив Пловдив got a freekick which was hit by Desislav Tzikalov. If Benjamin Toli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 56th minute, Nedyalko Ribarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Mandritsa's Radostin Matakiev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zlatin Gashevski. That made the score 1-2 after 58 minutes of play. Zlatin Gashevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Toli in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Benjamin Toli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zlatin Gashevski. The goal made the score 1-3. Nedyalko Ribarov hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Ognyan Mirov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Georgi Nedkov. Mandritsa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Mandritsa's goal looked a bit too open when Adalbert Danadzhiev came free, but Georgi Nedkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 91 minutes, Radostin Matakiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mandritsa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radostin Matakiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Локомотив Пловдив's goalkeeper Zlatin Gashevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Radostin Matakiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mandritsa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mandritsa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.