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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anton Babinov got the match started through his kick off. Yoncho Geshkov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Lulcho Ambarev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Velichko Funev. Спартак Кюстендил's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 4 played minutes Спартак Кюстендил got a freekick which was hit by Grozdan Chervenski. In the 6th match minute, Спартак Кюстендил was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grozdan Chervenski to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the game, Nesho Gidikov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Спартак Кюстендил's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mladinowo the free kick. In the 11th match minute, Спартак Кюстендил was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nesho Gidikov to maneuver through the defense. It was a well-played corner which Adam Aprilov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Спартак Кюстендил's Yoncho Geshkov got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes, Mladinowo's Lulcho Ambarev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Velichko Funev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mladinowo reached it. After a rather tough play, Спартак Кюстендил's Milcho Maslenkov got a free kick in the 17th minute. Lulcho Ambarev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Velichko Funev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Mladinowo from getting a goal against them. Zhecho Strandzhev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesho Gidikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velichko Funev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Babinov in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Prodan Púkov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Velichko Funev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 38 minutes into the match, Grozdan Chervenski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zhecho Strandzhev. Mladinowo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grozdan Chervenski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 41 played minutes Mladinowo got a freekick which was hit by Lulcho Ambarev. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Mladinowo from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Babinov in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Velichko Funev saved Спартак Кюстендил from getting behind.

In the 51st minute, Grozdan Chervenski 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. Prodan Púkov succeeded in the game's 54th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. When Grozdan Chervenski was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. In the 57th minute, Grozdan Chervenski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mladinowo's Miho Zinoviev was substituted for Gruyo Múglov. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anton Babinov in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Velichko Funev saved Спартак Кюстендил from getting behind. Prodan Púkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Velichko Funev made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Nesho Gidikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lulcho Ambarev hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milcho Maslenkov in the 71st minute of play. If Anton Babinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Nesho Gidikov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhecho Strandzhev was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After having played for 77 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. If Adam Aprilov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prodan Púkov in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Velichko Funev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zhecho Strandzhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nesho Gidikov in the 83rd minute of play. Zhecho Strandzhev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoncho Geshkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lulcho Ambarev hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Elin Gamanov kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elin Gamanov in the 88th minute of play. Anko Damyanski kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mladinowo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.