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Zograf Arena
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Borislav Somlev kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Zograf FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stiliyan Boishin came free, but Mirolyub Gindev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stiliyan Boishin in the 4th minute of play forced Zograf FC's goalkeeper Mirolyub Gindev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirolyub Gindev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borislav Somlev in the 7th minute of the match. Yulian Voynov went to the wrong direction when Gustaf Svanström was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. If Ferdinand Alzen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to CSKA HEROES BULGARIA getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Stiliyan Boishin hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Yulian Voynov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinand Alzen in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yulian Voynov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes into the match, Hristofor Gugushev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yulian Voynov, 1-0. 黄思义 lost his temper 34 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 35th match minute, Zograf FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 黄思义 to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Zograf FC's zone, Borislav Somlev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mirolyub Gindev came out of the goal and Borislav Somlev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zograf FC's zone, Deyan Kamenski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mirolyub Gindev came out of the goal and Deyan Kamenski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristofor Gugushev in the 46th minute of play forced CSKA HEROES BULGARIA's goalkeeper Yulian Voynov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yani Púrvov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Deyan Kamenski 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. 58 minutes into the match, Deyan Kamenski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mirolyub Gindev, 1-1. If Teodor Kartunov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferdinand Alzen during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yulian Voynov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yani Púrvov in the 85th minute of play. In the 89th minute Yani Púrvov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yulian Voynov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Yani Púrvov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zograf FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, Zograf FC could leave the field as winners, despite CSKA HEROES BULGARIA having more of the ball for most of the match.