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Zwetkowzi Stadion
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) FC Shadows's Nacho Raychinov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Zwetkowzi's zone, Nacho Raychinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tzeko Popyordanov came out of the goal and Nacho Raychinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 3rdth minute of the game Rosen Chasovnikarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CSKA Zwetkowzi's Tzeko Popyordanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 4 played minutes CSKA Zwetkowzi got a freekick which was hit by Yanislav Gulabchev. 7 minutes into the match, CSKA Zwetkowzi's goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Raychinov came free, but Tzeko Popyordanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Rosen Chasovnikarov put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tzeko Popyordanov. FC Shadows's Svilen Krusharski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vanyo Shekerdzhiev in the 15th minute of play. Viktor Dzhunakov struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Svilen Krusharski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Zwetkowzi. 20 minutes into the match, Nacho Raychinov notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of CSKA Zwetkowzi's Tzeko Popyordanov. Tzeko Popyordanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Svilen Krusharski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanyo Shekerdzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Nacho Raychinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzeko Popyordanov having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Nacho Raychinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Shadows's supporters rose to their feet, but Nacho Raychinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzeko Popyordanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nacho Raychinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute, Rosen Chasovnikarov made a precise shot to the right of Tzeko Popyordanov. CSKA Zwetkowzi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 41stth minute of the game Rosen Chasovnikarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CSKA Zwetkowzi's Tzeko Popyordanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Svilen Krusharski was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Vanyo Shekerdzhiev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vanyo Shekerdzhiev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 48 minutes into the match, Nacho Raychinov notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of CSKA Zwetkowzi's Tzeko Popyordanov. Tzeko Popyordanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The CSKA Zwetkowzi players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Shadows were winning 1-4.

The wind increased when Vanyo Shekerdzhiev made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Rosen Chasovnikarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tzeko Popyordanov. CSKA Zwetkowzi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rosen Chasovnikarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 61st minute, Vanyo Shekerdzhiev 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. In the 63rd minute Vanyo Shekerdzhiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svilen Krusharski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Nacho Raychinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzeko Popyordanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nacho Raychinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Svilen Krusharski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetlan Andonov in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Raychinov in the 86th minute of play forced CSKA Zwetkowzi's goalkeeper Tzeko Popyordanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes, Stanimir Yazadzhiev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Shadows and the CSKA Zwetkowzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes FC Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Stanimir Yazadzhiev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vanyo Shekerdzhiev in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Shadows's goalkeeper Svilen Krusharski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rosen Chasovnikarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Shadows eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.