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Kapudzhik
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rdth minute of the game Nedelcho Gudzhulov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kapudzhik's Teofan Balchev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teofan Balchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragan Panayotov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nedelcho Gudzhulov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes of play, Red Machines's Dragan Panayotov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teofan Balchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Nedelcho Gudzhulov sped through Kapudzhik's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Teofan Balchev. Teofan Balchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedelcho Gudzhulov in the 18th minute of play. Dragan Panayotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Teofan Balchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Red Machines's zone, Iliya Kartunov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avram Topală came out of the goal and Iliya Kartunov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute Nedelcho Gudzhulov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofan Balchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Avgustin Radlov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nedelcho Gudzhulov in the 33rd minute of play forced Kapudzhik's goalkeeper Teofan Balchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Avgustin Radlov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Teofan Balchev. Kapudzhik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Avgustin Radlov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avgustin Radlov in the 41st minute of play forced Kapudzhik's goalkeeper Teofan Balchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Red Machines were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Nedelcho Gudzhulov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teofan Balchev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Nedelcho Gudzhulov took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teofan Balchev. Teofan Balchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. With a little luck, Kapudzhik's Teofan Balchev got control of the ball when Nedelcho Gudzhulov tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Nedelcho Gudzhulov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68th play minutes Nedelcho Gudzhulov shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Teofan Balchev and just under the crossbar into goal. Red Machines made a substitution. Stoyo Kilyovski replaced Stancho Yashev. A collision led to Red Machines getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Toni Viktorov hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, Kapudzhik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoli Boyadzhiev to maneuver through the defense. Kapudzhik's Teofan Balchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Kapudzhik from getting a goal against them. Dragan Panayotov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Teofan Balchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, one of Kapudzhik:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The score was 0-8 after a penalty in the 89th minute, where Red Machines:s Avgustin Radlov tricked Kapudzhik:s Teofan Balchev with a difficult ball by the left post. When Red Machines's Nedelcho Gudzhulov in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kapudzhik's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Kapudzhik's zone, Nedelcho Gudzhulov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teofan Balchev came out of the goal and Nedelcho Gudzhulov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th match minute, Kapudzhik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Tzukev to maneuver through the defense. The Kapudzhik fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Red Machines were clearly better and deserved to take the win.