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Walkover Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Velinski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Venko Yonovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Venko Yonovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rayko Chonev hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Rayko Chonev got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dragan Dzhabarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yanek Zaykov came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Falit's Rayko Chonev. But to his dismay, Rayko Chonev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After some careless play in the FC Falit defense, Lyubcho Kurudzhiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anzhelo Anev. The FC Falit fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anzhelo Anev should have stopped the shot. After 19 played minutes FC Falit got a freekick which was hit by Goran Lapadatov. Anzhelo Anev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vanyo Chenkov in the 22nd minute of play. Venko Yonovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanek Zaykov having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 33 minutes into the game, when Miro Kisov put in a rough tackle. FC Falit:s Anzhelo Anev showed great skill when he stopped Kiril Strashimirov:s penalty. Anzhelo Anev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Velinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Falit defense, Martin Velinski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anzhelo Anev. The FC Falit fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anzhelo Anev should have stopped the shot. Anzhelo Anev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Paenov, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Denko Paenov managed to get in a good position for a shot. BatVanio's supporters rose to their feet, but Denko Paenov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anzhelo Anev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of FC Falit booed when BatVanio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyubcho Kurudzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Venko Yonovski notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of BatVanio's Yanek Zaykov. Yanek Zaykov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Falit's Anzhelo Anev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Velinski in the 58th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Dragan Dzhabarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Falit's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dragan Dzhabarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yanek Zaykov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragan Dzhabarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragan Dzhabarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venko Yonovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Yanek Zaykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Venko Yonovski came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the FC Falit 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 Venko Yonovski couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, Venko Yonovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Falit fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Yanek Zaykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venko Yonovski in the 81st minute of play. If Venko Yonovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Slavcho Betev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anzhelo Anev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vanyo Chenkov in the 89th minute. After 94 minutes, Denko Paenov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BatVanio and the FC Falit players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BatVanio's Denko Paenov got a free kick in the 94th minute. FC Falit's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.