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Spectators: 7973 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) ПФК Спартак Плевен's Delyan Gotov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Todor Yorgov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Todor Yorgov fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knesowo's protests and gave Todor Yorgov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Todor Yorgov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute of the match Tzvetomir Budevski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vihar Penushliev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the match, ПФК Спартак Плевен's Delyan Gotov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vihar Penushliev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Velichko Paliev notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ПФК Спартак Плевен's Gabriel Nokov. Gabriel Nokov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Velichko Paliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gabriel Nokov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Nokov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milyo Kiradzhiev in the 32nd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 33 minutes into the game, when Tzvetomir Budevski put in a rough tackle. In the 33rd minute, one of ПФК Спартак Плевен:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ПФК Спартак Плевен. When Bozhil Lakev fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПФК Спартак Плевен's protests and gave Bozhil Lakev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ПФК Спартак Плевен getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bozhil Lakev hit a great ball. Knesowo's Milyo Kiradzhiev got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Knesowo's zone, Blagovest Filov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vihar Penushliev came out of the goal and Blagovest Filov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ПФК Спартак Плевен players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Knesowo were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Velichko Paliev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nano Peynov hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Blagovest Filov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vihar Penushliev having to interfere. After 59 played minutes Knesowo got a freekick which was hit by Arso Hinev. Nasko Rulev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vihar Penushliev. Knesowo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, ПФК Спартак Плевен's Nano Peynov got a free kick in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velichko Paliev in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Nokov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Blagovest Filov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vihar Penushliev having to interfere. Blagovest Filov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Vihar Penushliev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vihar Penushliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blagovest Filov in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th 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. Knesowo's Vihar Penushliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blagovest Filov in the 87th minute of play. When Blagovest Filov came up free with the goalie in the 91st 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 Blagovest Filov couldn't finish the play. Blagovest Filov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vihar Penushliev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Blagovest Filov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vihar Penushliev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play.