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Zagrade
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iliya Buzhev made the kick off which started today's match. Velyo Stoychevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iliya Buzhev in the 4th minute of play. Yanaki Gorbanov made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Geno Chuklev sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute Nano Kyulyumov 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. Samuil Lyutakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Yanaki Gorbanov made a huge save. Zagrade's Velyo Stoychevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iliya Buzhev in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geno Chuklev. Yanaki Gorbanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nano Kyulyumov, 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 Ognyan Tikvanov in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuil Lyutakov. Velyo Stoychevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benislav Ralchovski in the 24th minute of the match. Velyo Stoychevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iliya Buzhev in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Dimcho Donkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geno Chuklev got free with Yanaki Gorbanov in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Nano Kyulyumov 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. Yanaki Gorbanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuil Lyutakov in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Zagrade booed when FC Ботев was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benislav Ralchovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yanaki Gorbanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuil Lyutakov in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nano Kyulyumov in the 39th minute of play forced FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuil Lyutakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Yanaki Gorbanov made a huge save. Velyo Stoychevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iliya Buzhev in the 42nd minute of the match. Samuil Lyutakov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yanaki Gorbanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Zagrade's Yanaki Gorbanov threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nano Kyulyumov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nano Kyulyumov to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, one of Zagrade:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave FC Ботев a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bozhin Mavrodinov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zagrade's Velyo Stoychevski. 0-1. In the 58th minute, Zagrade's Dragolyub Kúrlezhov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dragolyub Kúrlezhov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Zagrade protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dragolyub Kúrlezhov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Zagrade fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! In the 60th minute there was a penalty for FC Ботев. Bozhin Mavrodinov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Velyo Stoychevski. 0-2. Benislav Ralchovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Velyo Stoychevski made a huge save. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuil Lyutakov in the 71st minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Ботев defense, Geno Chuklev 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. 77 minutes into the game, Dimcho Donkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zagrade's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ботев the free kick. In the 78th match minute, Zagrade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimcho Donkov to maneuver through the defense. Velyo Stoychevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tenyo Lozanov went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 86th match minute, FC Ботев was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benislav Ralchovski to maneuver through the defense. Iliya Buzhev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Velyo Stoychevski made a huge save. Yanaki Gorbanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuil Lyutakov in the 98th minute of the match. Velyo Stoychevski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tenyo Lozanov in the 100th minute. FC Ботев's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.