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ФК Рибново
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Volodya Datzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Velichko Funev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Спартак Кюстендил getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Igor Parev hit a great ball. Grozdan Chervenski 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. After a rather tough play, Спартак Кюстендил's Yoncho Geshkov got a free kick in the 15th minute. Nesho Gidikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dariusz Miazga having to interfere. Спартак Кюстендил's Velichko Funev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rumen Engibarov in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК АРДА Рибново's goalkeeper Dariusz Miazga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Спартак Кюстендил booed when ФК АРДА Рибново was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stancho Tashevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute of the match, Volodya Datzov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Velichko Funev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of ФК АРДА Рибново booed when Спартак Кюстендил was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anko Damyanski didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Volodya Datzov got free with Velichko Funev in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rumen Engibarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Спартак Кюстендил's Anko Damyanski got a free kick in the 31st minute. Volodya Datzov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Velichko Funev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 35 minutes into the game, Nesho Gidikov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dariusz Miazga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grozdan Chervenski in the 41st minute of play forced ФК АРДА Рибново's goalkeeper Dariusz Miazga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yoncho Geshkov kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nesho Gidikov to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Stanoy Madanski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dariusz Miazga. ФК АРДА Рибново's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanoy Madanski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Dariusz Miazga was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Nesho Gidikov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nesho Gidikov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Slavi Slavchev kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, ФК АРДА Рибново's Dariusz Miazga got control of the ball when Grozdan Chervenski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stancho Tashevski charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stancho Tashevski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Stancho Tashevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nesho Gidikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Dariusz Miazga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Grozdan Chervenski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zhecho Nizamov's late challenge caught a Спартак Кюстендил's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zhecho Nizamov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute, Zhecho Nizamov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Grozdan Chervenski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dariusz Miazga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nesho Gidikov in the 85th minute of play. If Grozdan Chervenski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nesho Gidikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dariusz Miazga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 92 minutes of play, Спартак Кюстендил's Grozdan Chervenski made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dariusz Miazga was left in no man's land by his defense there!