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Kozichino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stoimen Borikov took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Chudomir Gutzov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Stoimen Borikov in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Chudomir Gutzov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Mentus having to interfere. Stoycho Tzalev struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Velko Múrhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Zagorka. Chudomir Gutzov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anatoli Kúrkelanov 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. Anatoli Kúrkelanov in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Florian Mentus, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Stoimen Borikov's late challenge caught a Kozichino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stoimen Borikov helped the player get up and apologised. Stoimen Borikov kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Anatoli Kúrkelanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Mentus having to interfere. Kozichino's Anatoli Kúrkelanov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stoimen Borikov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Velko Múrhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stoimen Borikov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Velko Múrhov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Chudomir Gutzov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Florian Mentus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 43 minutes into the match, Stoimen Borikov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Velko Múrhov. Kozichino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stoimen Borikov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 47th minute Stoycho Tzalev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velko Múrhov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Chudomir Gutzov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, FC Zagorka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuncho Minov to maneuver through the defense. After 54 played minutes, Kozichino's Ivan Karakachanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Florian Mentus 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 Kozichino reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatoli Kúrkelanov in the 55th minute of play forced FC Zagorka's goalkeeper Florian Mentus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chudomir Gutzov struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Florian Mentus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kozichino. In the 63rd minute, Anatoli Kúrkelanov made a precise shot to the right of Florian Mentus. FC Zagorka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 66th minute, Stoimen Borikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Kozichino getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Gabriel Budinov hit a great ball. FC Zagorka's Florian Mentus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chudomir Gutzov in the 69th minute of play. Stoimen Borikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Chudomir Gutzov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Mentus having to interfere. Velko Múrhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoimen Borikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stoimen Borikov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Velko Múrhov made a huge save. Anatoli Kúrkelanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Mentus having to interfere. After 94 minutes of play, Kozichino's Chudomir Gutzov made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Mentus was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Zagorka's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.