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Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) Velko Velkov made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, AFC ICEMONSTERS's Stayko Sirkarov got control of the ball when Mihail Kertev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Marian Búndev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC ICEMONSTERS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФК АРДА the free kick. A collision led to AFC ICEMONSTERS getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Marian Búndev hit a great ball. Tzeko Geshanov, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velko Velkov in the 6th minute of play forced AFC ICEMONSTERS's goalkeeper Stayko Sirkarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AFC ICEMONSTERS getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Milen Vezenkov hit a great ball. Stayko Sirkarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velko Velkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Dobrin Tzukev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Momchil Shabanski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Momchil Shabanski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haralampi Yakimov in the 20th minute of the match. After 23 played minutes ФК АРДА got a freekick which was hit by Ivaylo Novachkov. With a little luck, AFC ICEMONSTERS's Stayko Sirkarov got control of the ball when Mihail Kertev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34 played minutes AFC ICEMONSTERS got a freekick which was hit by Milen Vezenkov. 36 minutes into the match, AFC ICEMONSTERS's goal looked a bit too open when Velko Velkov came free, but Stayko Sirkarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mihail Kertev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stayko Sirkarov having to interfere. Stayko Sirkarov made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Velko Velkov sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in AFC ICEMONSTERS's zone, Mihail Kertev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stayko Sirkarov came out of the goal and Mihail Kertev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Nedelcho Gyundurov kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Velko Velkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, ФК АРДА's Tzeko Geshanov got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After some careless play in the ФК АРДА defense, Anatoli Dramchev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Momchil Shabanski. The ФК АРДА fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Momchil Shabanski should have stopped the shot. A collision led to AFC ICEMONSTERS getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Yanaki Mironov hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes ФК АРДА got a freekick which was hit by Teofan Kechedzhiev. ФК АРДА's Momchil Shabanski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobrin Tzukev in the 72nd minute of play. Momchil Shabanski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dobrin Tzukev in the 78th minute of play. Momchil Shabanski didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 81st minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. In the 86th minute, Alek Koychev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haralampi Yakimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Momchil Shabanski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AFC ICEMONSTERS's Dobrin Tzukev got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haralampi Yakimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Momchil Shabanski having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC ICEMONSTERS's Dobrin Tzukev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Momchil Shabanski. That made the score 0-3 after 95 minutes of play.