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Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Prodan Zagorchev kicked off to start the match. Filip Radev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristofor Ambov in the 3rd minute of the match. Prodan Zagorchev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Kutev having to make a save. Prodan Zagorchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Kutev having to interfere. In the 11thth minute of the game Prodan Zagorchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's Ivo Kutev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Filip Radev was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Igor Topchiev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Igor Topchiev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 21 played minutes Babiza got a freekick which was hit by Prodan Zagorchev. Yoto Goryanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bogdan Rafailov's late challenge caught a SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bogdan Rafailov helped the player get up and apologised. Filip Radev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tihomir Koshtrov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Rafailov hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Babiza's attentive Nikifor Bozhilski managed to snatch the ball when Vasko Stefanov made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Igor Topchiev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's goalkeeper Ivo Kutev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Babiza booed when SEPTEMBER WARRIORS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasko Stefanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Igor Topchiev made a precise shot to the right of Filip Radev. Babiza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Prodan Zagorchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ivo Kutev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Prodan Zagorchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ivo Kutev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Babiza's Prodan Zagorchev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. After 70 minutes, Svilen Dundarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SEPTEMBER WARRIORS and the Babiza players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Evlogi Pastirov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Babiza's supporters rose to their feet, but Evlogi Pastirov 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. Yoto Goryanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bogdan Rafailov got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Filip Radev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoimen Bizhev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yoto Goryanov came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Babiza 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 Yoto Goryanov couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, SEPTEMBER WARRIORS's Svilen Dundarov got a free kick in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SEPTEMBER WARRIORS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Babiza had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.