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NIKOLA FC STADIUM
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 120) After 2 minutes of play, NIKOLA FC's Teofan Genchovski made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filcho Vinchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, CSKA SOFIA 1948's goalkeeper Filcho Vinchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krasen Hadzhistefanov. 1-1 became the score in the 9th minute when Tzonko Tzolev elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After having played for 14 minutes, Tzonko Tzolev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA SOFIA 1948's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzonko Tzolev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filcho Vinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donyo Kusev in the 15th minute of play. If Krasen Hadzhistefanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Teofan Genchovski in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by CSKA SOFIA 1948's Velimir Kiritzov. Ilcho Peshakov charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilcho Peshakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ilcho Peshakov hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Filcho Vinchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donyo Kusev in the 26th minute of the match. CSKA SOFIA 1948's Todor Langov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arso Gilov, made in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, CSKA SOFIA 1948's Filcho Vinchev got control of the ball when Krasen Hadzhistefanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 38th minute, Minko Devetakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of NIKOLA FC booed when CSKA SOFIA 1948 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzonyo Palukov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Filcho Vinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Filcho Vinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th match minute, NIKOLA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jozef Slobodník to maneuver through the defense. CSKA SOFIA 1948's Todor Langov managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arso Gilov in the 61 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krasen Hadzhistefanov in the 63rd minute of play forced CSKA SOFIA 1948's goalkeeper Filcho Vinchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filcho Vinchev came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by NIKOLA FC's Donyo Kusev. But to his dismay, Donyo Kusev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Krasen Hadzhistefanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filcho Vinchev having to interfere. Filcho Vinchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filcho Vinchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donyo Kusev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donyo Kusev in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filcho Vinchev saved CSKA SOFIA 1948 from getting behind. Tzonyo Palukov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Dobromir Panagonov made a huge save. Tzonyo Palukov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donyo Kusev in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filcho Vinchev saved CSKA SOFIA 1948 from getting behind. Filcho Vinchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donyo Kusev in the 86th minute of the match. Filcho Vinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krasen Hadzhistefanov in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Krasen Hadzhistefanov made a precise shot to the right of Filcho Vinchev. CSKA SOFIA 1948's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. NIKOLA FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.