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Kositschino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Violet Dormishev kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Kositschino got a freekick which was hit by Ganyo Minikov. Zdravko Kilyovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Paun Maldzyiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anastas Bozhinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nikolay Hristoskov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 11th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Anastas Bozhinov came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Kositschino 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 Anastas Bozhinov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Hristoskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyuben Maymarov having to interfere. Anastas Bozhinov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Kositschino's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Lyuben Maymarov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikolay Hristoskov in the 17th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kositschino's Anastas Bozhinov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lyuben Maymarov. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. Lyuben Maymarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikolay Hristoskov in the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th play minute Anastas Bozhinov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lyuben Maymarov. 2-0. Paun Maldzyiev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zdravko Kilyovski's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. FC Kounino's Lyuben Maymarov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save FC Kounino from getting a goal against them. Nikolay Hristoskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyuben Maymarov having to interfere. If Anastas Bozhinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kositschino's Anastas Bozhinov got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikolay Hristoskov struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Lyuben Maymarov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kositschino. If Anastas Bozhinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 47 in the game by Toncho Mutishev from a close distance when the talented Lyuben Maymarov managed to make a qualified save. FC Kounino's players were relieved. In the 47th match minute, Kositschino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iliya Bodzhov to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anastas Bozhinov to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Kositschino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iliya Bodzhov to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kounino's zone, Nikolay Hristoskov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lyuben Maymarov came out of the goal and Nikolay Hristoskov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute Anastas Bozhinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyuben Maymarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anastas Bozhinov might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lyuben Maymarov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anastas Bozhinov ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Kositschino's Paun Maldzyiev got control of the ball when Zdravko Kilyovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kositschino's Stoyne Pramatarski suffered a concussion after 69 minutes and had to leave the field. Zdravko Kilyovski charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zdravko Kilyovski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Nikolay Hristoskov made a precise shot to the right of Lyuben Maymarov. FC Kounino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Lyuben Maymarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastas Bozhinov in the 77th minute of the match. Anastas Bozhinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Lyuben Maymarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the game, Iliya Bodzhov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kositschino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kounino the free kick. After 83 played minutes Kositschino got a freekick which was hit by Iliya Bodzhov. When Anastas Bozhinov came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Kositschino 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 Anastas Bozhinov couldn't finish the play.