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The White Avalanche
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evstati Ruskov kicked off to start the match. Geno Chuklev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Alexey Kúnovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Velyo Stoychevski. The goal made the score 1-0. Samuil Lyutakov kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Velyo Stoychevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karamfil Molevski in the 13th minute. Dinko Kondov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nano Kyulyumov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nano Kyulyumov struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dinko Kondov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zagrade. Samuil Lyutakov charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuil Lyutakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Zagrade getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Samuil Lyutakov hit a great ball. Velislav Davidov's late challenge caught a FC White Wolves's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Velislav Davidov helped the player get up and apologised. FC White Wolves's Svetoslav Halvadzhiyski was substituted for Alexey Kúnovski. After having played for 28 minutes, Bozhidar Kúchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC White Wolves's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bozhidar Kúchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Geno Chuklev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Evstati Ruskov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Zagrade booed when FC White Wolves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bozhidar Kúchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nano Kyulyumov made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Geno Chuklev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zagrade and the FC White Wolves players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Geno Chuklev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the game, FC White Wolves's Evstati Ruskov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Velyo Stoychevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Samuil Lyutakov succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. After having played for 66 minutes, Nano Kyulyumov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zagrade's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nano Kyulyumov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zagrade's Nano Kyulyumov got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Evstati Ruskov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Velyo Stoychevski. Zagrade's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evstati Ruskov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Zagrade's Velyo Stoychevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evstati Ruskov in the 78th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Zagrade got a freekick which was hit by Ognyan Tikvanov. 85 minutes into the game, FC White Wolves's Karamfil Molevski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Velyo Stoychevski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Geno Chuklev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dinko Kondov firmly grabbed it by the left post. 95 minutes into the match, Zagrade's goal looked a bit too open when Evstati Ruskov came free, but Velyo Stoychevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.