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Didie Drogba arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's Konstantin Maslenkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the game, Varban Ederov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSKA Ilijanzi the free kick. After 6 played minutes BOTEV TRUSHLEVO got a freekick which was hit by Varban Ederov. With a little luck, CSKA Ilijanzi's Neycho Pitekov got control of the ball when Filip Kúrdzhiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Maslenkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neycho Pitekov was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. CSKA Ilijanzi's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Filip Kúrdzhiev scored to the left of an out of position Neycho Pitekov, making the score, 1-0. Toncho Plashokov hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The supporters of BOTEV TRUSHLEVO booed when CSKA Ilijanzi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoyne Akov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Beloslav Kozhuharov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 22 minutes, Konstantin Maslenkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantin Maslenkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Konstantin Maslenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nayden Vrachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Maslenkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neycho Pitekov was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Filip Kúrdzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Neycho Pitekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neycho Pitekov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filip Kúrdzhiev went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 35 minutes, Tzvetelin Mandaliev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Ilijanzi and the BOTEV TRUSHLEVO players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CSKA Ilijanzi getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Tzvetelin Mandaliev hit a great ball. Konstantin Maslenkov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 42nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 43rd minute, Lachezar Kosev 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. After having played for 46 minutes, Nayden Vrachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nayden Vrachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Maslenkov in the 48th minute of play forced CSKA Ilijanzi's goalkeeper Neycho Pitekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

A collision led to BOTEV TRUSHLEVO getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Nayden Vrachev hit a great ball. With a little luck, BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's Dragolyub Púrlichev got control of the ball when Acho Koprivlenski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Neycho Pitekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nayden Vrachev's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. If Stoimen Dukadinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neycho Pitekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konstantin Maslenkov's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 69 minutes into the match, CSKA Ilijanzi's goal looked a bit too open when Stoimen Dukadinov came free, but Neycho Pitekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neycho Pitekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoimen Dukadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Stoimen Dukadinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neycho Pitekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nayden Vrachev in the 75th minute of the match. After 80 minutes, Zhelyo KapsÚzov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BOTEV TRUSHLEVO and the CSKA Ilijanzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's Zhelyo KapsÚzov got a free kick in the 80th minute. Borimir Batoev was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Neycho Pitekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Kúrdzhiev in the 85th minute of the match. Neycho Pitekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Kúrdzhiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Konstantin Maslenkov came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the BOTEV TRUSHLEVO 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 Konstantin Maslenkov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 90 minutes, Nayden Vrachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nayden Vrachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 91st minute of the match Stoyne Akov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Stoyne Akov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of BOTEV TRUSHLEVO booed when CSKA Ilijanzi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoyne Akov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute, Nayden Vrachev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that BOTEV TRUSHLEVO were the better team. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.