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Spectators: 7158 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 161) Pavlin Seferinov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, F.C.Manole's goalkeeper Matey Lakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Kostadinov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 6th minute of play forced F.C.Manole's goalkeeper Matey Lakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matey Lakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kostadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Nedko Telbizov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matey Lakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Nedko Telbizov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matey Lakov. That made the score 2-0 after 12 minutes of play. Neycho Loboshki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matey Lakov firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nedko Telbizov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matey Lakov having to interfere. Matey Lakov made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Neycho Loboshki sent off a good shot on target. In the 25th minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when F.C.Manole was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikifor Lalovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Violet Skerlev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Matey Lakov. F.C.Manole's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 27thth minute of the game Nedko Telbizov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Nedko Telbizov put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Matey Lakov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Neycho Loboshki got free with Matey Lakov in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Lokomotiv Plovdiv were awarded a corner. Violet Skerlev went to the cornerflag to take it. 36 minutes into the match, F.C.Manole's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Telbizov came free, but Matey Lakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Nedko Telbizov 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet as Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Emil Kostadinov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matey Lakov. That made the score 5-0 after 42 minutes of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Arso Genovski managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C.Manole's supporters rose to their feet, but Arso Genovski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Biser Mihailov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Danail Kraevski came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the F.C.Manole 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 Danail Kraevski couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Emil Kostadinov made the kick off in the second half. F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedko Telbizov in the 54th minute of play. F.C.Manole's attentive Chudomir Obreykov managed to snatch the ball when Vihar Rúklyov made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute Nedko Telbizov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Biser Mihailov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arso Genovski in the 61st minute. Matey Lakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Violet Skerlev in the 67th minute of play. F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Violet Skerlev in the 67th minute of play. Chudomir Obreykov kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Nedko Telbizov took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matey Lakov. Matey Lakov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. F.C.Manole's Matey Lakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedko Telbizov in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Nedko Telbizov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matey Lakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. 80 minutes into the game, Emil Kostadinov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Matey Lakov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Biser Mihailov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavlin Seferinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Violet Skerlev took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matey Lakov. Matey Lakov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. After a defensive mix-up in F.C.Manole's zone, Nedko Telbizov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matey Lakov came out of the goal and Nedko Telbizov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Emil Kostadinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matey Lakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matey Lakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Violet Skerlev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Lokomotiv Plovdiv booed when F.C.Manole was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arso Genovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 98 minutes into the match, F.C.Manole's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Telbizov came free, but Matey Lakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lokomotiv Plovdiv walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.