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Христо Ботев
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Valentin Vrazhilov made the kick off and thus started the match. Янтра Габрово's Chudomir Karameshev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Vrazhilov in the 4th minute of play. Chudomir Karameshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Stanev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, Nikola Vragolomski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE RED STARS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Янтра Габрово the free kick. THE RED STARS:s Silvio Kusko showed great skill when he stopped Panayot Gevechanov:s penalty. After having played for 18 minutes, Vladko Predyov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Янтра Габрово's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladko Predyov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. THE RED STARS's Benislav Shtúrbanov got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvio Kusko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladko Predyov went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Dimitar Stanev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Янтра Габрово getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Vladko Predyov hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes Янтра Габрово got a freekick which was hit by Panayot Gevechanov. THE RED STARS's Benislav Shtúrbanov got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Denko Sarachev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvio Kusko was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 39thth minute of the game Benislav Shtúrbanov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Янтра Габрово's Chudomir Karameshev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lilcho Stoyov in the 41st minute of play forced Янтра Габрово's goalkeeper Chudomir Karameshev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Krastyo Chuchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Kusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benislav Shtúrbanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Chudomir Karameshev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denko Sarachev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvio Kusko having to make a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Krastyo Chuchev made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, THE RED STARS's goal looked a bit too open when Genko Konstantinov came free, but Silvio Kusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Krastyo Chuchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Krastyo Chuchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Kusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. THE RED STARS's Silvio Kusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krastyo Chuchev in the 78th minute of play. Benislav Shtúrbanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute, Benislav Shtúrbanov 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. Silvio Kusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genko Konstantinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Silvio Kusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladko Predyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The Янтра Габрово support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.