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Staevtsi Stadion
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) When Damyan Boshnyakov fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ботев Пловдив's protests and gave Damyan Boshnyakov a yellow card for diving instead. Damyan Boshnyakov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Velko Kolikovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Velko Kolikovski struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Alexi Pintev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Staevtsi. 17 minutes into the match, CSKA Staevtsi's Venko Nedoklanov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 21st match minute, Ботев Пловдив was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damyan Boshnyakov to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Ботев Пловдив's Kliment Bachorski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrey Staykov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 30 minutes of play Ботев Пловдив's Damyan Boshnyakov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Ботев Пловдив's Alexi Pintev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Ботев Пловдив from getting a goal against them. Velko Kolikovski struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Alexi Pintev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Staevtsi. Brunko Barakovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Staykov having to interfere. Brunko Barakovski kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brunko Barakovski to make the kick off. Andrey Staykov came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ботев Пловдив's Brunko Barakovski. But to his dismay, Brunko Barakovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 56 minutes, Velko Kolikovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Staevtsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Velko Kolikovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexi Pintev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velko Kolikovski in the 60th minute of the match. Mavrudi Berberov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute Velko Kolikovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexi Pintev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ботев Пловдив's Alexi Pintev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velko Kolikovski in the 66th minute of play. If Andon Ruzhev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Simeon Gornenski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Ботев Пловдив's goal looked a bit too open when Tzeko Lalkovski came free, but Alexi Pintev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81stth minute of the game Velko Kolikovski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ботев Пловдив's Alexi Pintev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brunko Barakovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Staykov having to interfere. Andon Ruzhev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexi Pintev having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Velko Kolikovski 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. Alexi Pintev came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by CSKA Staevtsi's Andon Ruzhev. But to his dismay, Andon Ruzhev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 95th minute, Delyan Belichev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.