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Sofia
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Rumen Engibarov made the kick off and thus started the match. Manol Kútev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Volodya Datzov in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volodya Datzov in the 8th minute of play forced CSKA Sofia's goalkeeper Manol Kútev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 10 minutes, Rumen Engibarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК АРДА Рибново's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rumen Engibarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CSKA Sofia's Tomislav Baykushev shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dariusz Miazga but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, ФК АРДА Рибново's Stancho Tashevski got a free kick in the 14th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ФК АРДА Рибново's zone, Presiyan Morchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dariusz Miazga came out of the goal and Presiyan Morchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes of play, ФК АРДА Рибново's Rumen Engibarov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manol Kútev was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Rumen Engibarov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 23 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Manol Kútev was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Volodya Datzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Manol Kútev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 minutes, Viden Rusimov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Sofia and the ФК АРДА Рибново players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes CSKA Sofia got a freekick which was hit by Viden Rusimov. Volodya Datzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Manol Kútev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Panayot Mednikarov scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dariusz Miazga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th minute Volodya Datzov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manol Kútev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 minutes, Georgi Gerushin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Sofia and the ФК АРДА Рибново players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Georgi Gerushin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Presiyan Morchev to strike the kick off in the second half. ФК АРДА Рибново's Dariusz Miazga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Presiyan Morchev in the 52nd minute of play. ФК АРДА Рибново's Dariusz Miazga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Presiyan Morchev in the 55th minute of play. Volodya Datzov struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Manol Kútev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК АРДА Рибново. Rumen Engibarov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manol Kútev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. CSKA Sofia's Manol Kútev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA Sofia from getting a goal against them. Manol Kútev made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Volodya Datzov sent off a good shot on target. When Rumen Engibarov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the ФК АРДА Рибново 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 Rumen Engibarov couldn't finish the play. Volodya Datzov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Volodya Datzov got free with Manol Kútev in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Manol Kútev managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when ФК АРДА Рибново's Volodya Datzov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dariusz Miazga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panayot Mednikarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute, Presiyan Morchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CSKA Sofia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. ФК АРДА Рибново's Rumen Engibarov got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of ФК АРДА Рибново booed when CSKA Sofia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darin Stanilov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of CSKA Sofia booed when ФК АРДА Рибново was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lozan Polendakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the game, CSKA Sofia's Presiyan Morchev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dariusz Miazga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1.