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Spectators: 5801 (Terracing: 4005, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mavrudi Saltirov kicked off to start the match. Stancho Vapirev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tzvyatko Gandov, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Viktor Súlev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Tzvyatko Gandov might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stancho Vapirev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tzvyatko Gandov ran back to his position shaking his head. Kabiyuk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Omurtag Prashtilski scored to the left of an out of position Stancho Vapirev, making the score, 1-0. When Dilyan Nedevski fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kabiyuk's protests and gave Dilyan Nedevski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Dilyan Nedevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deyan Ushev got free with Stancho Vapirev in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nesho Ashminov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiril Deshkov in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Sava Benkovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stancho Vapirev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deyan Ushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК booed when Kabiyuk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dilyan Nedevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sava Benkovski might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stancho Vapirev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sava Benkovski ran back to his position shaking his head. Kabiyuk's Stancho Vapirev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omurtag Prashtilski in the 34th minute of play. Stancho Vapirev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sava Benkovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Vergil Grashev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Stancho Vapirev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Sava Benkovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stancho Vapirev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Tzvyatko Gandov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzvyatko Gandov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sava Benkovski made a kick off. After 53 minutes of play, СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК's Sava Benkovski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stancho Vapirev was left in no man's land by his defense there! СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК's Nesho Ashminov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viktor Súlev in the 58th minute of play. Nedyalko Lishkov's late challenge caught a Kabiyuk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nedyalko Lishkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Nedyalko Lishkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nesho Ashminov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kiril Deshkov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 61 minute of play. A collision led to Kabiyuk getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Kuzman Pipkov hit a great ball. A collision led to СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Vergil Grashev hit a great ball. The supporters of Kabiyuk booed when СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanoy Vardarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mavrudi Saltirov in the 79th minute of play forced СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК's goalkeeper Nesho Ashminov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nesho Ashminov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mavrudi Saltirov in the 82nd minute of play. Sava Benkovski scored 3-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stancho Vapirev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 93 minutes in the game, Mavrudi Saltirov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nesho Ashminov having to interfere. СЛИВНИЦА ЮНАЙТЕД ФК's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.