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The White Avalanche
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) FC White Wolves's Evstati Ruskov 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. In the 3rd minute, Haralampi Maystorov made a precise shot to the right of Adam Panagonov. FC White Wolves's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Tomislav Shirkov came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC GRANIT 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 Tomislav Shirkov couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the game, Evstati Ruskov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Germain Tissandier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Germain Tissandier made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Evstati Ruskov sent off a good shot on target. Blagoy Ogoyski charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blagoy Ogoyski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC White Wolves booed when FC GRANIT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blagoy Ogoyski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC GRANIT's zone, Karamfil Molevski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germain Tissandier came out of the goal and Karamfil Molevski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 minutes, Malin Mavrikov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC White Wolves and the FC GRANIT players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 27 played minutes FC White Wolves got a freekick which was hit by Malin Mavrikov. Haralampi Maystorov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Haralampi Maystorov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tervel Keremidchiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Germain Tissandier successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tomislav Shirkov charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomislav Shirkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haralampi Maystorov to make the kick off. Tomislav Shirkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Panagonov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Haralampi Maystorov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam Panagonov was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, FC White Wolves's Slavcho Tranchev got a free kick in the 57th minute. Germain Tissandier came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by FC White Wolves's Evstati Ruskov. But to his dismay, Evstati Ruskov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Tomislav Shirkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC GRANIT's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomislav Shirkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Panagonov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute of the match, Haralampi Maystorov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adam Panagonov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 81 played minutes FC White Wolves got a freekick which was hit by Karamfil Molevski. Tervel Keremidchiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Adam Panagonov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.