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Seslavtsi Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Ботев's Pantaley Musakov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavel Súlov in the 4th minute of play forced Seslavtsi's goalkeeper Bozhil Branev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yanaki Gorbanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 8th minute of play. Vergil Tzarvulkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanaki Gorbanov having to interfere. After 13 minutes of play, Seslavtsi's Encho Belberov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yanaki Gorbanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 17th minute of play forced FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov got control of the ball when Encho Belberov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Seslavtsi's Vergil Tzarvulkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yanaki Gorbanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Yanaki Gorbanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yulian Velkov in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Ботев defense, Encho Belberov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov. The FC Ботев fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanaki Gorbanov should have stopped the shot. Yanaki Gorbanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 28th minute of play. Vergil Tzarvulkov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 30th minute. Seslavtsi's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Seslavtsi's attack was well implemented in the 31st minute, but when Encho Belberov was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Yanaki Gorbanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. FC Ботев's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Vergil Tzarvulkov 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-1. Vergil Tzarvulkov scored 5-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomislav Mingolov kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Yanaki Gorbanov came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Seslavtsi's Vergil Tzarvulkov. But to his dismay, Vergil Tzarvulkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vergil Tzarvulkov to make the kick off. The supporters of Seslavtsi booed when FC Ботев was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antim Chebishev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benislav Ralchovski kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Vergil Tzarvulkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov. FC Ботев's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vergil Tzarvulkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. 62 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goal looked a bit too open when Donyo Kalchishkov came free, but Yanaki Gorbanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goal looked a bit too open when Yulian Velkov came free, but Yanaki Gorbanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yanaki Gorbanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vergil Tzarvulkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vergil Tzarvulkov in the 71st minute of play. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Encho Belberov in the 74th minute of play. Yanaki Gorbanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Encho Belberov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute Vergil Tzarvulkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanaki Gorbanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yulian Velkov in the 86th minute of play. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 8-1 when Encho Belberov sped through FC Ботев's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov. Yanaki Gorbanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donyo Kalchishkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Yulian Velkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanaki Gorbanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seslavtsi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.