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Zhelezna
Spectators: 9243 (Terracing: 6933, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gilberto Garaile got the match started through his kick off. FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosen Penchovski in the 5th minute of play. Zhecho Tomev was a little too slow when Gilberto Garaile got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Zhecho Tomev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Garaile in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Arsenal Varna's Lulcho Royachki got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, FC Arsenal Varna's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Garaile came free, but Zhecho Tomev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milyo Gelovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosen Penchovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Sven-Erik Wallander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhecho Tomev having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Rosen Penchovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Arsenal Varna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Zhecho Tomev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Garaile in the 38th minute. Metodi Shapkarev hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 44th play minute Gilberto Garaile came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zhecho Tomev. 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rosen Penchovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When FC Arsenal Varna's Rosen Penchovski in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Zhelezna's goalie prevented a goal. 52 minutes into the game, Rosen Penchovski lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Milyo Gelovski. FC Zhelezna's Stanoy Zhelyazkov was substituted for Toshko Yahlev. After 55 played minutes FC Zhelezna got a freekick which was hit by Radko Tetikov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 60th minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Metodi Shapkarev's late challenge caught a FC Zhelezna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Metodi Shapkarev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Arsenal Varna's Metodi Shapkarev got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Gilberto Garaile ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhecho Tomev was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 66th minute Rosen Penchovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milyo Gelovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Rosen Penchovski came free, but Milyo Gelovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rosen Penchovski came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Milyo Gelovski could save by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Gilberto Garaile managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zhelezna's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Garaile was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhecho Tomev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rosen Penchovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Milyo Gelovski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute of the match FC Arsenal Varna got a corner. FC Zhelezna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Metodi Shapkarev ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led FC Arsenal Varna's Metodi Shapkarev to fire away a dangerous shot which Milyo Gelovski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gilberto Garaile might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zhecho Tomev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Garaile ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rosen Penchovski. With a little luck, FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski got control of the ball when Rosen Penchovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87thth minute of the game Gilberto Garaile who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Arsenal Varna's Zhecho Tomev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 91st minute, Rosen Penchovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Milyo Gelovski. The goal made the score 3-3. Zhecho Tomev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Garaile in the 95th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.