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Spectators: 7259 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 25) Dobrin Tzukev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oleg Yachovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Stayko Sirkarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 minutes of play, Kobil's Temelko Bonov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stayko Sirkarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Kobil getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Gabriel Lazov hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Temelko Bonov in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stayko Sirkarov saved AFC ICEMONSTERS from getting behind. Stayko Sirkarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oleg Yachovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Kobil's Temelko Bonov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stayko Sirkarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Temelko Bonov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anatoli Dramchev kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Temelko Bonov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC ICEMONSTERS's Stayko Sirkarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Haralampi Yakimov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Yanaki Mironov fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC ICEMONSTERS's protests and gave Yanaki Mironov a yellow card for diving instead. Yanaki Mironov hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Stoyko Marchevski was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 32 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Kobil:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC ICEMONSTERS:s goal. If Oleg Yachovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute, Spas Bozev made a precise shot to the right of Stayko Sirkarov. AFC ICEMONSTERS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. When Kobil's Oleg Yachovski in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC ICEMONSTERS's goalie prevented a goal. The Kobil fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Kobil's Oleg Yachovski 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 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Oleg Yachovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stayko Sirkarov having to interfere. After the first half Kobil were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dobrin Tzukev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Oleg Yachovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stayko Sirkarov having to interfere. A collision led to AFC ICEMONSTERS getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ognyan Skachkov hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in AFC ICEMONSTERS's zone, Oleg Yachovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stayko Sirkarov came out of the goal and Oleg Yachovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oleg Yachovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC ICEMONSTERS's goalkeeper Stayko Sirkarov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yanaki Mironov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Oleg Yachovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stayko Sirkarov having to interfere. Oleg Yachovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dobri Penev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Stayko Sirkarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC ICEMONSTERS's goalkeeper Stayko Sirkarov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Spas Bozev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Oleg Yachovski came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Kobil 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 Oleg Yachovski couldn't finish the play.