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Zmeyovo Stadion
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hasan Can Ulukaan made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, FC Zmeyovo's Marin Rumenin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Marin Rumenin took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Toshko Michkov to make any attempt to save it. Hasan Can Ulukaans short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Toshko Michkov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Zmeyovo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! Yosif Baykov placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 17 minutes into the game, one of Stoyanovo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 22nd minute Marin Rumenin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Michkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 24 played minutes Stoyanovo got a freekick which was hit by Yanek Velichkov. Stayko Strigachev's late challenge caught a FC Zmeyovo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stayko Strigachev helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Rumenin in the 34th minute of play forced Stoyanovo's goalkeeper Toshko Michkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marin Rumenin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toshko Michkov having to interfere. Toshko Michkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Rumenin in the 38th minute of the match. Zachary Dombroski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stoyanovo's Sava Tzolovski got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered Sava Tzolovski off the ground. After 44 played minutes Stoyanovo got a freekick which was hit by Sava Tzolovski. Kiril Chipilov kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Sokol Azmanov sped through FC Zmeyovo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Feliks Haskiewicz. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Toshko Michkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Dombroski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Marin Rumenin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kiril Chipilov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Marin Rumenin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Zachary Dombroski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toshko Michkov. Stoyanovo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zachary Dombroski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in Stoyanovo's zone, Marin Rumenin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toshko Michkov came out of the goal and Marin Rumenin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the FC Zmeyovo defense, Bilyan Matzev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feliks Haskiewicz. The FC Zmeyovo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feliks Haskiewicz should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Stoyanovo's Yosif Baykov got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Zachary Dombroski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toshko Michkov. Stoyanovo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zachary Dombroski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Bilyan Matzev kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, one of Stoyanovo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stoyanovo. In the 80th minute there was a penalty for FC Zmeyovo. Milko Komitski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Toshko Michkov. 6-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Dragolyub Makariev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zmeyovo's supporters rose to their feet, but Dragolyub Makariev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toshko Michkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marin Rumenin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Marin Rumenin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, FC Zmeyovo's Marin Rumenin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Toshko Michkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. If Bilyan Matzev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zachary Dombroski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toshko Michkov having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Zmeyovo fully deserved thier win.