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Mladinowo
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anton Babinov started the match with the kick off. Tzanyo Zhizhanov hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Anton Babinov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Avgust Shtiliyanov. The goal made the score 1-0. Zhecho Strandzhev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stiliyan Shivachev in the 11th minute of the match. Tzanyo Zhizhanov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zhecho Strandzhev. Mladinowo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Genko Arangelov struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Zhecho Strandzhev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tankovo. Zhecho Strandzhev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stiliyan Shivachev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Tankovo getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Yavor Lekov hit a great ball. Zhecho Strandzhev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stiliyan Shivachev went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Zhecho Strandzhev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Izmirliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avgust Shtiliyanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Babinov in the 35th minute of the match. Tzanyo Zhizhanov charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tzanyo Zhizhanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Tankovo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mladinowo:s goal. The goalkeeper, Avgust Shtiliyanov, was totally fooled by Mladinowo's Lulcho Ambarev, who 45 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Genko Arangelov to make the kick off. Nedelcho Lachev charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nedelcho Lachev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, Tankovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedelcho Lachev to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th match minute, Tankovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Genko Arangelov to maneuver through the defense. Mladinowo made a substitution. Miho Zinoviev replaced Gruyo Múglov. Genko Arangelov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When Anton Babinov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Mladinowo 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 Anton Babinov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 66 minutes, Prodan Púkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mladinowo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prodan Púkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zhecho Strandzhev acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kalin Nedanov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stiliyan Shivachev got free with Zhecho Strandzhev in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Mladinowo fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Mladinowo's Prodan Púkov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 82ndth minute of the game Prodan Púkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tankovo's Avgust Shtiliyanov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Babinov in the 85th minute of play forced Tankovo's goalkeeper Avgust Shtiliyanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Tankovo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mladinowo:s goal. Zhecho Strandzhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genko Arangelov in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Babinov in the 94th minute of play forced Tankovo's goalkeeper Avgust Shtiliyanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Tankovo's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Babinov came free, but Avgust Shtiliyanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Svetlozar Kúdrinov fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mladinowo's protests and gave Svetlozar Kúdrinov a yellow card for diving instead.