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Lazur Arena
Spectators: 7953 (Terracing: 6041, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 60) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yanaki Kolov made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Vihren Kalchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yanaki Kolov in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Evlogi Belyovski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Argir Mandadzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Valentin Zlatkov put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dirk Jan Hoogsteen. When FC Berkovtsi's Valentin Zlatkov in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Neftochimic's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpected shot in the 13th minute by Yanaki Kolov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Valentin Zlatkov hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. When Vihren Kalchev fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Berkovtsi's protests and gave Vihren Kalchev a yellow card for diving instead. Vihren Kalchev hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Prokopi Gerov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Evlogi Belyovski firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanaki Kolov in the 18th minute of play forced FC Berkovtsi's goalkeeper Evlogi Belyovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirk Jan Hoogsteen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Zlatkov in the 25th minute of the match. FC Berkovtsi's Evlogi Belyovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanaki Kolov in the 34th minute of play. Brunko Vúrlyakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dirk Jan Hoogsteen having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, FC Berkovtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Yanaki Kolov came free, but Evlogi Belyovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valentin Zlatkov made a kick off. When Svetlozar Strelkov came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the FC Neftochimic 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 Svetlozar Strelkov couldn't finish the play. Yanaki Kolov's late challenge caught a FC Berkovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yanaki Kolov helped the player get up and apologised. Yanaki Kolov kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. FC Berkovtsi's Evlogi Belyovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavey Sagaev in the 61st minute of play. Evlogi Belyovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Kolov in the 64th minute of play. Evlogi Belyovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slavey Sagaev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Berkovtsi's Evlogi Belyovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanaki Kolov in the 73rd minute of play. Prokopi Gerov's late challenge caught a FC Berkovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prokopi Gerov helped the player get up and apologised. FC Neftochimic's Dirk Jan Hoogsteen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Zlatkov in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Filip Sedlarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Valentin Zlatkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Dirk Jan Hoogsteen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Evlogi Belyovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Kolov in the 84th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of FC Berkovtsi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Neftochimic:s goal. In the 87th minute there was a penalty for FC Neftochimic. Argir Mandadzhiev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Evlogi Belyovski. 1-2. After 89 played minutes FC Neftochimic got a freekick which was hit by Slavey Sagaev. When Apostol Pushnikov fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Berkovtsi's protests and gave Apostol Pushnikov a yellow card for diving instead. Apostol Pushnikov hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. FC Neftochimic's Argir Mandadzhiev got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 96 minutes into the match, FC Berkovtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Yanaki Kolov came free, but Evlogi Belyovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The FC Berkovtsi players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.