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Spectators: 9201 (Terracing: 6902, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) Rosen Penchovski made the kick off and thus started the match. FC Arsenal Varna's Zhecho Tomev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Nikolkov in the 5th minute of play. Rosen Penchovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Danail Mitzakov made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, FC Arsenal Varna's Rosen Penchovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danail Mitzakov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Danail Mitzakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rosen Penchovski in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Rosen Penchovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Arsenal Varna's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosen Penchovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danail Mitzakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Danail Mitzakov made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Rosen Penchovski sent off a good shot on target. Peep Jüriöö hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Jing Yue in the 28th minute of play forced FC Arsenal Varna's goalkeeper Zhecho Tomev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Hubina in the 29th minute of play forced FC Arsenal Varna's goalkeeper Zhecho Tomev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhecho Tomev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nencho Markovski in the 31st minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Arsenal Varna defense, Zeng Jing Yue kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zhecho Tomev. The FC Arsenal Varna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zhecho Tomev should have stopped the shot. Rosen Penchovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lyuben Vlaykovski during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Arsenal Varna getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Lyuben Vlaykovski hit a great ball. When Marin Nikolkov came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Maritza 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 Marin Nikolkov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 43rd minute of play forced Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Rosen Penchovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Arsenal Varna's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosen Penchovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danail Mitzakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marin Nikolkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeng Jing Yue in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Arsenal Varna's goalkeeper Zhecho Tomev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th 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. Zoltán Hubina took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhecho Tomev. Zhecho Tomev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Lyuben Vlaykovski struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Danail Mitzakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Arsenal Varna. Danail Mitzakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosen Penchovski in the 67th minute of the match. FC Arsenal Varna's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Metodi Shapkarev in the 68th minute. Metodi Shapkarev made a great header on FC Arsenal Varna's corner, it was just that Maritza's Danail Mitzakov managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, FC Arsenal Varna's Peep Jüriöö got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 71st minute, Feliks Chwalkiewicz 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. Zhecho Tomev was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Zeng Jing Yue capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zeng Jing Yue really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Peep Jüriöö charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peep Jüriöö the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Arsenal Varna getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Peep Jüriöö hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Marin Nikolkov could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Zhecho Tomev however easily saved by the left post. Danail Mitzakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyuben Vlaykovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Nencho Markovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhecho Tomev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosen Penchovski in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to FC Arsenal Varna getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Oleg Bobekov hit a great ball. Zhecho Tomev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Jing Yue in the 86th minute of play. Danail Mitzakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lyuben Vlaykovski went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Nikolkov in the 90th minute of play forced FC Arsenal Varna's goalkeeper Zhecho Tomev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danail Mitzakov saved Maritza from getting behind. Maritza were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC Arsenal Varna to leave the ground with a draw.