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Церово Арена
Spectators: 8082 (Terracing: 6070, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 162) In the 2nd minute Iliya Stanoychev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Hanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's goal looked a bit too open when Slavyan Fasulkov came free, but Prospero Hanni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Iliya Stanoychev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Hanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Зенит Церово's Ali Çağrı Tayfur slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Martin Dzhalev. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Martin Dzhalev made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Strahil Kirichkov sent off a good shot on target. Sultanzi's Martin Dzhalev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Çağrı Tayfur in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Sultanzi getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Slavyan Fasulkov hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Strahil Kirichkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Dzhalev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After 20 minutes, Teodor Minda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Зенит Церово and the Sultanzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st match minute, Зенит Церово was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodor Minda to maneuver through the defense. Martin Dzhalev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Çağrı Tayfur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Prospero Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velcho Tzanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sultanzi were furious when Velcho Tzanov was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 36 minutes into the match, Зенит Церово's Rodolfo Illart sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Dzhalev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iliya Stanoychev in the 40th minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Prospero Hanni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sultanzi booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rumen Muftiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Iliya Stanoychev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iliya Stanoychev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Hanni having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Prospero Hanni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Strahil Kirichkov in the 57th minute of play forced Sultanzi's goalkeeper Martin Dzhalev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Strahil Kirichkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Зенит Церово booed when Sultanzi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliyan Sharkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Marioara Coman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Ali Çağrı Tayfur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Зенит Церово fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iliya Stanoychev got free with Prospero Hanni in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Marioara Coman in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sultanzi's Svetlin Bekyarov. After some careless play in the Sultanzi defense, Ali Çağrı Tayfur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Dzhalev. The Sultanzi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Dzhalev should have stopped the shot. Iliya Stanoychev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Prospero Hanni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Petar Arabadzhiev got a free kick in the 81st minute. Slavyan Fasulkov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Prospero Hanni made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Iliya Stanoychev sent off a good shot on target. Martin Dzhalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Çağrı Tayfur in the 86th minute of play. Martin Dzhalev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rumen Muftiev in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Зенит Церово fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sultanzi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.