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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nesho Gidikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ancho Srebrev 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 Iliya Butev in the 13th minute of play. Velichko Funev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Iliya Butev's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Ancho Srebrev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anko Damyanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute of the match, Nesho Gidikov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ancho Srebrev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in Спартак Кюстендил's zone, Iliya Butev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velichko Funev came out of the goal and Iliya Butev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Спартак Кюстендил getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Anko Damyanski hit a great ball. Brunko Tihov kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Milcho Maslenkov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 24th minute, Krasen Vunchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ancho Srebrev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesho Gidikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the game, Tzeno Tanovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Furtuni's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Спартак Кюстендил the free kick. Grozdan Chervenski succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 31st playminute. Ancho Srebrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoncho Geshkov in the 36th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grozdan Chervenski got free with Ancho Srebrev in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tzeno Tanovski was shown his second yellow card after 39 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Furtuni getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Tzeno Tanovski hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nesho Gidikov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Grozdan Chervenski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Спартак Кюстендил's Velichko Funev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavi Kachov in the 54th minute of play. Ancho Srebrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grozdan Chervenski in the 56th minute of play. Iliya Butev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Спартак Кюстендил defense, Iliya Butev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Velichko Funev. The Спартак Кюстендил fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Velichko Funev should have stopped the shot. In the 62nd minute, Grozdan Chervenski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Спартак Кюстендил fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The supporters of Furtuni booed when Спартак Кюстендил was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yoncho Geshkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 minutes, Radomir Bandrov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Furtuni and the Спартак Кюстендил players grew even worse after the yellow card. Radomir Bandrov kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Nesho Gidikov charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nesho Gidikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd match minute, Спартак Кюстендил was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesho Gidikov to maneuver through the defense. Iliya Butev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Velichko Funev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Спартак Кюстендил got a freekick which was hit by Anko Damyanski. A hard shot by Bratan Ralenkov from long distance, 83 minutes into the match, got Velichko Funev's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A hard shot 85 in the game by Iliya Butev from a close distance when the talented Velichko Funev managed to make a qualified save. Спартак Кюстендил's players were relieved. 89 minutes into the match, Elin Gamanov notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Furtuni's Ancho Srebrev. Ancho Srebrev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iliya Butev might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Velichko Funev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iliya Butev ran back to his position shaking his head. Спартак Кюстендил's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.