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Verintsi ST
Spectators: 7571 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 150) After a defensive mix-up in FC Asteroid's zone, Stoil Poryazov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yanek Dzhumayski came out of the goal and Stoil Poryazov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 4 played minutes FC Asteroid got a freekick which was hit by Nencho Patev. Ognyan Ragin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 6th match minute, FC Asteroid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naum Fandúkov to maneuver through the defense. After 7 played minutes, CSKA Orlovtsi's Ognyan Ragin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yanek Dzhumayski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CSKA Orlovtsi reached it. Trendafil Prelkov came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Asteroid's Spas Sholev. But to his dismay, Spas Sholev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Spas Sholev got free with Trendafil Prelkov in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trendafil Prelkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rashko Damyanski, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radko Hadzhiatanasov in the 20th minute of play forced FC Asteroid's goalkeeper Yanek Dzhumayski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Radko Hadzhiatanasov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanek Dzhumayski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Spas Sholev sped through CSKA Orlovtsi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Trendafil Prelkov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radko Hadzhiatanasov in the 26th minute of play forced FC Asteroid's goalkeeper Yanek Dzhumayski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Asteroid's Yanek Dzhumayski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoil Poryazov in the 28th minute of play. Anko Bolchev hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, FC Asteroid's goal looked a bit too open when Radko Hadzhiatanasov came free, but Yanek Dzhumayski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC Asteroid defense, Radko Hadzhiatanasov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanek Dzhumayski. The FC Asteroid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanek Dzhumayski should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Spas Sholev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Trendafil Prelkov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Spas Sholev's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Tihomir Penchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Trendafil Prelkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trendafil Prelkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spas Sholev in the 55th minute of the match. If Tihomir Penchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 61 minutes, Tihomir Penchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Asteroid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tihomir Penchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, CSKA Orlovtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Rashko Damyanski came free, but Trendafil Prelkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 minutes of play, FC Asteroid's Spas Sholev made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Trendafil Prelkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to CSKA Orlovtsi getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Anko Bolchev hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Spas Sholev in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trendafil Prelkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute, Levent Dochev fired a really elegant long shot, but Yanek Dzhumayski threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. In the 76th minute, Nencho Patev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trendafil Prelkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tihomir Penchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Argir Nelchinov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Stoil Poryazov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CSKA Orlovtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The supporters of FC Asteroid booed when CSKA Orlovtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anko Bolchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Asteroid walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.