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Zuzumani
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Iliyan Arnaudov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iliyan Arnaudov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Doychin Zhablenski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Миньор БД's supporters rose to their feet, but Doychin Zhablenski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nasko Tomalevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nasko Tomalevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Doychin Zhablenski went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 12 minutes into the match, Миньор БД's goal looked a bit too open when Hristofor Nokov came free, but Vihar Kulev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimcho Leshtarski in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nasko Tomalevski saved Zuzumani from getting behind. With his leg Vihar Kulev managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Zuzumani's Karamfil Kitov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nasko Tomalevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatko Gúrdakov in the 17th minute of play. Zuzumani's Nasko Tomalevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doychin Zhablenski in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Zuzumani's goal looked a bit too open when Iliyan Arnaudov came free, but Nasko Tomalevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nasko Tomalevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Parvan Mechkarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zlatko Gúrdakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nasko Tomalevski was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 28th match minute, Миньор БД was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosta Merdzhanov to maneuver through the defense. After 32 played minutes Миньор БД got a freekick which was hit by Zlatko Gúrdakov. In the 35th minute, Toni Chernogorov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vihar Kulev. The goal made the score 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Hristofor Nokov made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Zuzumani's Severin Kashukeev got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Iliyan Arnaudov struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Nasko Tomalevski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Миньор БД. 55 minutes into the game, Hristofor Nokov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vihar Kulev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 58 minutes into the match, Миньор БД's goal looked a bit too open when Karamfil Kitov came free, but Vihar Kulev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Zlatko Gúrdakov put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nasko Tomalevski. After a rather tough play, Миньор БД's Parvan Mechkarski got a free kick in the 64th minute. Zlatko Gúrdakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Zuzumani's zone, Doychin Zhablenski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nasko Tomalevski came out of the goal and Doychin Zhablenski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toni Chernogorov's late challenge caught a Миньор БД's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toni Chernogorov helped the player get up and apologised. Toni Chernogorov hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zlatko Gúrdakov got free with Nasko Tomalevski in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iliyan Arnaudov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zlatko Gúrdakov in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nasko Tomalevski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 81 minutes into the match, Zuzumani's goal looked a bit too open when Doychin Zhablenski came free, but Nasko Tomalevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Iliyan Arnaudov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 87th match minute, Zuzumani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Chernogorov to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Karamfil Kitov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Zuzumani's zone, Iliyan Arnaudov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nasko Tomalevski came out of the goal and Iliyan Arnaudov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hristofor Nokov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iliyan Arnaudov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nasko Tomalevski came out and tried to block the shot, but Iliyan Arnaudov slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Миньор БД left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zuzumani.