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Sarnubeykioy
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Svetoslav Mangov started the match with the kick off. Zhelyazko Zanev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svetoslav Mangov in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Preselniti's Stanko Pankov got a free kick in the 10th minute. Manol Kalaydzhiev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tencho Gorbanov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Svetoslav Mangov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zhelyazko Zanev was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Svetoslav Mangov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Svetoslav Mangov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, Preselniti's goal looked a bit too open when Ivaylo Proynov came free, but Zhelyazko Zanev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ivaylo Proynov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhelyazko Zanev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivaylo Proynov in the 26th minute. If Svetoslav Mangov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhelyazko Zanev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetoslav Mangov, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Nesho Alexov might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paun Berkovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nesho Alexov ran back to his position shaking his head. Nesho Alexov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paun Berkovski having to interfere. Stanko Pankov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Paun Berkovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svetoslav Mangov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhelyazko Zanev having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivaylo Proynov in the 53rd minute of play forced Preselniti's goalkeeper Zhelyazko Zanev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stanko Pankov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Ivaylo Proynov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sarnubeykioy's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivaylo Proynov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhelyazko Zanev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nesho Alexov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Paun Berkovski made a huge save. Paun Berkovski made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Nesho Alexov sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Sarnubeykioy's goalkeeper Paun Berkovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nesho Alexov. Nesho Alexov struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Paun Berkovski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Preselniti. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Svetoslav Mangov in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhelyazko Zanev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Nesho Alexov came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Preselniti 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 Nesho Alexov couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Sarnubeykioy's zone, Stanko Pankov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paun Berkovski came out of the goal and Stanko Pankov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zhelyazko Zanev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Mangov in the 90th minute of the match. In the 95th minute Svetoslav Mangov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhelyazko Zanev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.