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Hemus Stadium
Spectators: 5015 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 15) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trayko Haynadzhiev started the match with the kick off. Anton Kúrshev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexi Marianov in the 7th minute. Trayko Haynadzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Totyo Tzolovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trayko Haynadzhiev in the 17th minute of play forced FC Hemus Troyan's goalkeeper Totyo Tzolovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Trayko Haynadzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sokol Perchemliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Totyo Tzolovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Alexi Marianov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Anton Kúrshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Encho Dabizhev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tzolo Karingov fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Hemus Troyan's protests and gave Tzolo Karingov a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Zagoretz N Z booed when FC Hemus Troyan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzolo Karingov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Trayko Haynadzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zagoretz N Z's supporters rose to their feet, but Trayko Haynadzhiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Totyo Tzolovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Alexi Marianov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hemus Troyan's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexi Marianov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Kúrshev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anton Kúrshev made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Alexi Marianov sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Encho Dabizhev was the one to do the kick off. Encho Dabizhev might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anton Kúrshev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Encho Dabizhev ran back to his position shaking his head. Trayko Haynadzhiev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Totyo Tzolovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Zagoretz N Z booed when FC Hemus Troyan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Apostol Mesalski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anton Kúrshev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexi Marianov, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st match minute, FC Hemus Troyan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyuben Kanazirski to maneuver through the defense. Anton Kúrshev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Encho Dabizhev in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Encho Dabizhev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Kúrshev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Zagoretz N Z was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lazar Serdev to maneuver through the defense. Alexi Marianov's late challenge caught a Zagoretz N Z's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexi Marianov helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Zagoretz N Z booed when FC Hemus Troyan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexi Marianov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Totyo Tzolovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trayko Haynadzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The supporters of Zagoretz N Z booed when FC Hemus Troyan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomir Ramadanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sevdalin Gilev didn't quite understand what happened when in the 76 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Radomir Ramadanov charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radomir Ramadanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Radomir Ramadanov kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Trayko Haynadzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Totyo Tzolovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mladen Levenski's late challenge caught a FC Hemus Troyan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mladen Levenski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Zagoretz N Z getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mladen Levenski hit a great ball. Anton Kúrshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexi Marianov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Alexi Marianov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hemus Troyan's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexi Marianov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anton Kúrshev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.