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Tschetakowzi
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matey Shiderov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matey Shiderov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the game, Ventzislav Dzhambazov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shopenko Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Tschetakowzi the free kick. After 5 played minutes Shopenko Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Ventzislav Dzhambazov. Stoyne Strahilov made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Neno Tomalevski sent off a good shot on target. After 9 minutes, Emiliyan Angelushev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Tschetakowzi and the Shopenko Youth Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emiliyan Angelushev hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Matey Shiderov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stoyne Strahilov came out and tried to block the shot, but Matey Shiderov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Stoyne Strahilov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matey Shiderov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 played minutes Shopenko Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Yanislav Rikov. Stoyne Strahilov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matey Shiderov's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute Emiliyan Angelushev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoyne Strahilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Matey Shiderov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 30 minutes, Neno Tomalevski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Tschetakowzi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neno Tomalevski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ventzislav Dzhambazov in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Deyan Burdin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to CSKA Tschetakowzi getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Deyan Glavov hit a great ball. Matey Shiderov struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Stoyne Strahilov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA Tschetakowzi. In the 47th minute, Neno Tomalevski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ventzislav Dzhambazov to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Venko Chukuranov during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Venko Chukuranov kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Neno Tomalevski in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stoyne Strahilov saved Shopenko Youth Academy from getting behind. Shopenko Youth Academy's Stoyne Strahilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matey Shiderov in the 65th minute of play. Matey Shiderov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stoyne Strahilov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matey Shiderov went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. If Ventzislav Dzhambazov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stoyne Strahilov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliyan Angelushev in the 90th minute of play. If Neno Tomalevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neno Tomalevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CSKA Tschetakowzi had played much better football throughout.