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Ashiklari
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vaklin Ushev started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, CSKA Chibaovtsi's goalkeeper Zhan Stoykov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafail Vulov. Rayko Alexandriyski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Blagoy Pisarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute Krum Erenditzov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhan Stoykov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rafail Vulov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhan Stoykov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafail Vulov in the 14th minute. Krum Erenditzov took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhan Stoykov. Zhan Stoykov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Fotyo Ralev charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fotyo Ralev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CSKA Chibaovtsi booed when Ashiklari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotyo Ralev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaklin Ushev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Blagoy Pisarov. Ashiklari's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Rupov in the 21st minute of play forced Ashiklari's goalkeeper Blagoy Pisarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blagoy Pisarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Rupov in the 22nd minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Vaklin Ushev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Chibaovtsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vaklin Ushev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, CSKA Chibaovtsi's Zhan Stoykov got control of the ball when Krum Erenditzov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Sergey Rupov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Blagoy Pisarov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute, Vihar Kadinov 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. 31 minutes into the match, Sergey Rupov notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ashiklari's Blagoy Pisarov. Blagoy Pisarov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute, Vaklin Ushev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blagoy Pisarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Blagoy Pisarov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Rupov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th match minute, Ashiklari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argir Dzhodzhov to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Ashiklari defense, Sergey Rupov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blagoy Pisarov. The Ashiklari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blagoy Pisarov should have stopped the shot. Krum Erenditzov hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Blagoy Pisarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergey Rupov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Krum Erenditzov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Vihar Kadinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blagoy Pisarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Ashiklari defense, Vaklin Ushev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blagoy Pisarov. The Ashiklari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blagoy Pisarov should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the game, Argir Dzhodzhov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ashiklari's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Chibaovtsi the free kick. Sergey Rupov took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Blagoy Pisarov. Blagoy Pisarov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Vaklin Ushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blagoy Pisarov was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Vihar Kadinov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vihar Kadinov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. In the 73rd minute, Sergey Rupov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blagoy Pisarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-9. Penyo Fakirov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Svetlin Koynarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhan Stoykov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafail Vulov went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-9 was the resulting score. Zhan Stoykov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafail Vulov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhan Stoykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tihomir Salmov in the 92nd minute of play. Blagoy Pisarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vaklin Ushev in the 95th minute of the match. When the match was over CSKA Chibaovtsi could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ashiklari throughout the match.