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Keleler
Spectators: 9209 (Terracing: 6909, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) ФК ОВЕЧ's Nikolay Momchilov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. ФК ОВЕЧ's Juan Estevon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakkı Kenan Pınar in the 3rd minute of play. If Lazar Anakiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 7 in the game by Doychin Konsulov from a close distance when the talented Juan Estevon managed to make a qualified save. ФК ОВЕЧ's players were relieved. Nikolay Momchilov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to VN Keleler getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Seyit Bozbey hit a great ball. Velimir Popchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Momchilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by VN Keleler's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lazar Anakiev was slow to take the kick. During this time ФК ОВЕЧ's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lazar Anakiev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in ФК ОВЕЧ's zone, Stuart Byman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Estevon came out of the goal and Stuart Byman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doychin Konsulov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Velimir Popchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Momchilov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Momchilov in the 42nd minute of play. After some careless play in the VN Keleler defense, Nikolay Momchilov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Velimir Popchev. The VN Keleler fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Velimir Popchev should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doychin Konsulov to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Momchilov in the 54th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geno Poptodorov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Doychin Konsulov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. VN Keleler's Nikola Kotkov was substituted for Doychin Konsulov. A throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game was made by Pedrão Lira with Gong Yuan Yu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Stuart Byman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Estevon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stuart Byman's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. In the 80th match minute, VN Keleler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrão Lira to maneuver through the defense. Velimir Popchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Momchilov, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the match, Stuart Byman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Estevon. ФК ОВЕЧ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stuart Byman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 87th minute, Stuart Byman 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. Juan Estevon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Kotkov in the 93rd minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.