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Vrabca
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Asparuh Yaninski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vrabca's Andrey Zashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matey Belorechki in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes of play, FC Barcelona's Matey Belorechki made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andrey Zashev was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, FC Barcelona's Stanko Karakolev got control of the ball when Anastas Gulyashki tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheko Kerenski in the 12th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Stanko Karakolev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Anastas Gulyashki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrey Zashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matey Belorechki in the 18th minute of play. Valko Firkov hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Asparuh Yaninski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Barcelona's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Zheko Kerenski scored to the left of an out of position Stanko Karakolev, making the score, 1-1. If Asparuh Yaninski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matey Belorechki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asparuh Yaninski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrey Zashev having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Vrabca's goal looked a bit too open when Matey Belorechki came free, but Andrey Zashev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanko Karakolev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheko Kerenski in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Vrabca's goal looked a bit too open when Matey Belorechki came free, but Andrey Zashev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Asparuh Yaninski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andrey Zashev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asparuh Yaninski in the 43rd minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zheko Kerenski was the one to do the kick off. Andrey Zashev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Asparuh Yaninski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Miho Dilchev hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Asparuh Yaninski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Andrey Zashev, 1-3. When Ivan Damyanski fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Barcelona's protests and gave Ivan Damyanski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Ivan Damyanski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asparuh Yaninski was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Stanko Karakolev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheko Kerenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 74 minutes, Matey Belorechki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matey Belorechki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vrabca's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Asparuh Yaninski 76 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. Zheko Kerenski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanko Karakolev having to make a save. Valko Firkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanko Karakolev having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Asparuh Yaninski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Asparuh Yaninski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Asparuh Yaninski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Andrey Zashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over FC Barcelona could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vrabca throughout the match.