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Bogutewo
Spectators: 6856 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hristiyan Lozev got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, FC Levski's Dragolyub Haralambov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vasil Barabankov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, FC Bogutewo's goal looked a bit too open when Mito Angarev came free, but Vasil Barabankov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Dragolyub Haralambov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasil Barabankov. FC Bogutewo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dragolyub Haralambov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Svetlan Yadkov's late challenge caught a FC Bogutewo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svetlan Yadkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Svetlan Yadkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristiyan Lozev in the 14th minute of play forced FC Levski's goalkeeper Stoimen Dzhunev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dragolyub Haralambov came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the FC Levski 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 Dragolyub Haralambov couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Dragolyub Haralambov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Levski's supporters rose to their feet, but Dragolyub Haralambov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vasil Barabankov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Dragolyub Haralambov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vasil Barabankov was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Hristiyan Lozev's late challenge caught a FC Levski's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hristiyan Lozev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Dragolyub Haralambov made a precise shot to the right of Vasil Barabankov. FC Bogutewo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 35 minutes into the match, Dragolyub Haralambov notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of FC Bogutewo's Vasil Barabankov. Vasil Barabankov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dragolyub Haralambov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasil Barabankov having to interfere. When FC Levski's Dragolyub Haralambov in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Bogutewo's goalie prevented a goal. If Svetlan Yadkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dragolyub Haralambov scored 0-5 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vasil Barabankov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dragolyub Haralambov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dragolyub Haralambov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vasil Barabankov having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dragolyub Haralambov in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vasil Barabankov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 56 minutes into the match, Vute Krapchev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasil Barabankov. FC Bogutewo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vute Krapchev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Dragolyub Haralambov might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vasil Barabankov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dragolyub Haralambov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bogutewo's goalkeeper Vasil Barabankov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, FC Levski's Ginyo Polyanov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vasil Barabankov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vasil Barabankov was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Dragolyub Haralambov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dragolyub Haralambov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. 67 minutes into the match, Mito Angarev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vasil Barabankov. FC Bogutewo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mito Angarev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. A hard shot by Atanas Mitzakov from long distance, 71 minutes into the match, got Vasil Barabankov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Dragolyub Haralambov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kiril Piperkov hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, FC Bogutewo's Kiril Piperkov got a free kick in the 75th minute. Dragolyub Haralambov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Vasil Barabankov made a huge save. Vute Krapchev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dragolyub Haralambov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasil Barabankov having to interfere. If Tzvetomir Mishonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignat Borichev during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 82 played minutes FC Bogutewo got a freekick which was hit by Ignat Borichev. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Tzvetomir Mishonov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bogutewo's zone, Vute Krapchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasil Barabankov came out of the goal and Vute Krapchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, Dragolyub Haralambov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vasil Barabankov, 0-9. FC Levski played a much better game than FC Bogutewo and deserved their victory. The FC Bogutewo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.