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GERENA
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Yasen Kichev made the kick off and thus started the match. Gabriel Nokov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yasen Kichev's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 7 minutes into the game, Teodor Zahúnov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПФК Спартак Плевен the free kick. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Yasen Kichev got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Boris Arseniev hit a great ball. If Alexander Gurkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasen Kichev in the 19th minute of play forced ПФК Спартак Плевен's goalkeeper Gabriel Nokov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delyan Gotov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goal looked a bit too open when Delyan Gotov came free, but Spiridon Milanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Gurkov struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gabriel Nokov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Gurkov in the 26th minute of play forced ПФК Спартак Плевен's goalkeeper Gabriel Nokov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Nokov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasen Kichev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Nokov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasen Kichev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Nokov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yasen Kichev's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Delyan Gotov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute of the match Veselin Achkov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Nokov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, ПФК Спартак Плевен's goal looked a bit too open when Yasen Kichev came free, but Gabriel Nokov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Nano Peynov 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Delyan Gotov was the one to do the kick off. When Delyan Gotov came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the ПФК Спартак Плевен 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 Delyan Gotov couldn't finish the play. Boris Arseniev hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Tzvetomir Budevski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Spiridon Milanov. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ПФК Спартак Плевен's Gabriel Nokov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save ПФК Спартак Плевен from getting a goal against them. 63 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Yasen Kichev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Nokov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot 69 in the game by Yasen Kichev from a close distance when the talented Gabriel Nokov managed to make a qualified save. ПФК Спартак Плевен's players were relieved. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Alexander Gurkov in the 71st minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Gabriel Nokov was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for ПФК Спартак Плевен through an amazing save. When ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Yasen Kichev in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ПФК Спартак Плевен's goalie prevented a goal. When Paun Feredzhanov came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 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 Paun Feredzhanov couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tzeno Paskalev during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, Tzeno Paskalev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ПФК Спартак Плевен's Gabriel Nokov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ПФК Спартак Плевен from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute, Delyan Gotov 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yasen Kichev got free with Gabriel Nokov in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Nokov made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Yasen Kichev sent off a good shot on target. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.