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Ramforce Arena
Spectators: 7784 (Terracing: 5839, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Stranchanski started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Zwetewo's goalkeeper Zhivko Yolovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Biser Bozadzhiev. Zanko Banchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Presiyan Sirenyakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 15th minute, Ramforce FC's Rostislav Zhezhov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zhivko Yolovski. Zhivko Yolovski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Trayko Gorolov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Zanko Banchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Biser Bozadzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ramforce FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Biser Bozadzhiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhivko Yolovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Ramforce FC's goal looked a bit too open when Presiyan Sirenyakov came free, but Zanko Banchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rostislav Zhezhov during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ramforce FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Rostislav Zhezhov hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes Zwetewo got a freekick which was hit by Trayko Gorolov. Kalin Geshev hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Adam Stranchanski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Zhivko Yolovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Biser Bozadzhiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Zhivko Yolovski made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Mincho Yotzev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ramforce FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Mincho Yotzev came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Ramforce FC 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 Mincho Yotzev couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Biser Bozadzhiev got free with Zhivko Yolovski in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Presiyan Sirenyakov made a kick off. If Mincho Yotzev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Daskalov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Zhivko Yolovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zhivko Yolovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Stranchanski in the 69th minute of play. Zwetewo's Zhivko Yolovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mincho Yotzev in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rostislav Zhezhov in the 73rd minute of play forced Zwetewo's goalkeeper Zhivko Yolovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Zwetewo's zone, Rostislav Zhezhov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhivko Yolovski came out of the goal and Rostislav Zhezhov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Adam Stranchanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zanko Banchev made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Trayko Gorolov sent off a good shot on target. Zhivko Yolovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Stranchanski, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Trayko Gorolov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zwetewo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trayko Gorolov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rostislav Zhezhov struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Zhivko Yolovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ramforce FC.