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Sliven
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) ФК Етър Велико Търново's Yancho Topchiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miladin Veselinov in the 6th minute of play. Sliven FC's Velko Pishimarov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andon Pashaliev in the 9th minute of play. Velko Pishimarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nedelcho Mitrev's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. When Arso Dimchev came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Sliven FC 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 Arso Dimchev couldn't finish the play. The ФК Етър Велико Търново fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when ФК Етър Велико Търново's Nedelcho Mitrev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Andon Pashaliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Velko Pishimarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Sliven FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dobri Parpulov hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Bogomil Yakimov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 minutes, Zdravko Rakarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sliven FC and the ФК Етър Велико Търново players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Zdravko Rakarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arso Dimchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Yancho Topchiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spiridon Kozaliev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sliven FC's Dobri Parpulov got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 40 played minutes ФК Етър Велико Търново got a freekick which was hit by Bogomil Yakimov. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Yancho Topchiev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save ФК Етър Велико Търново from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arso Dimchev was the one to do the kick off. Arso Dimchev struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Yancho Topchiev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sliven FC. Yancho Topchiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Parpulov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dobrin Karaneshev during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Sliven FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ФК Етър Велико Търново:s goal. The goalkeeper, Velko Pishimarov, was totally fooled by ФК Етър Велико Търново's Zhan Gelkov, who 59 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Dobri Parpulov fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sliven FC's protests and gave Dobri Parpulov a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Nedelcho Mitrev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Velko Pishimarov. That made the score 0-4 in the 64 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sliven FC's zone, Spiridon Kozaliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velko Pishimarov came out of the goal and Spiridon Kozaliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yancho Topchiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arso Dimchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nedelcho Mitrev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Velko Pishimarov having to make a save. If Stayko Ashminov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 81 minutes of play ФК Етър Велико Търново's Bogomil Yakimov 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. A collision led to ФК Етър Велико Търново getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Bogomil Yakimov hit a great ball. Andon Pashaliev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Velko Pishimarov having to interfere. Andon Pashaliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Velko Pishimarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spiridon Kozaliev might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Velko Pishimarov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Spiridon Kozaliev ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Sliven FC's zone, Spiridon Kozaliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velko Pishimarov came out of the goal and Spiridon Kozaliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spiridon Kozaliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Velko Pishimarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Velko Pishimarov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Spiridon Kozaliev's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. If Andon Pashaliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.