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Oreschino Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Igor Topchiev kicked off to start the match. Temelko Manushev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Ivo Kutev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Hristofor Ambov made a precise shot to the right of Vancho Duparinov. FC Ruschuk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Vanko Kukushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute Hristofor Ambov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vancho Duparinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Igor Topchiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Topchiev 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 16th minute, SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bobi Garvalov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Temelko Manushevs short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Ivo Kutev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Vanko Kukushev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ruschuk's supporters rose to their feet, but Vanko Kukushev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Kutev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ivo Kutev made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Temelko Manushev sent off a good shot on target. Temelko Manushev was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 31st minute. FC Ruschuk's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ivo Kutev made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Temelko Manushev sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 39 in the game by Temelko Manushev from a close distance when the talented Ivo Kutev managed to make a qualified save. SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's players were relieved. 41 minutes into the match, Stoimen Bizhev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vancho Duparinov. FC Ruschuk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stoimen Bizhev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vanko Kukushev was the one to do the kick off. SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's Ivo Kutev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Temelko Manushev in the 52nd minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Vanko Kukushev notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's Ivo Kutev. Ivo Kutev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 59 minutes, Temelko Manushev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ruschuk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Temelko Manushev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Temelko Manushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SEPTEMBER WARRIORS getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bratan Dipchikov hit a great ball. Ivo Kutev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Temelko Manushev in the 65th minute of the match. FC Ruschuk's Vancho Duparinov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruschuk from getting a goal against them. 74 minutes into the game, Viktor Gerchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Ruschuk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SEPTEMBER WARRIORS the free kick. The supporters of SEPTEMBER WARRIORS booed when FC Ruschuk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Gerchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Igor Topchiev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Vancho Duparinov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Temelko Manushev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ivo Kutev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Kutev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanko Kukushev, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Igor Topchiev struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Vancho Duparinov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SEPTEMBER WARRIORS. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Vanko Kukushev sped through SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivo Kutev. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Hristofor Ambov managed to get in a good position for a shot. SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's supporters rose to their feet, but Hristofor Ambov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vancho Duparinov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanko Kukushev in the 95th minute of play forced SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's goalkeeper Ivo Kutev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.