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Strela Arena
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toncho Plashokov got the match started through his kick off. Toncho Plashokov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. A collision led to Strela getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tzvetan Stoimirov hit a great ball. With his leg Neycho Pitekov managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Strela's Stoil Drúndev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Borislav Irmanov hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. With a little luck, CSKA Ilijanzi's Neycho Pitekov got control of the ball when Argir Chardakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vangel Keremidchiyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stoyne Akov in the 25th minute of play. Stoil Drúndev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Neycho Pitekov made a huge save. Neycho Pitekov came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Strela's Argir Chardakov. But to his dismay, Argir Chardakov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Stoil Drúndevs short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Neycho Pitekov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stoil Drúndev came free with the goalkeeper in the 36th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Neycho Pitekov could save by the left post. A collision led to CSKA Ilijanzi getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Sevdalin Dzhegalski hit a great ball. If Argir Chardakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 43 in the game by Stoil Drúndev from a close distance when the talented Neycho Pitekov managed to make a qualified save. CSKA Ilijanzi's players were relieved. Stoil Drúndev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Neycho Pitekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argir Chardakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Neycho Pitekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stoil Drúndev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, CSKA Ilijanzi's goal looked a bit too open when Stoil Drúndev came free, but Neycho Pitekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes CSKA Ilijanzi got a freekick which was hit by Borislav Irmanov. In the 62nd minute Argir Chardakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neycho Pitekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neycho Pitekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoil Drúndev in the 65th minute of the match. After 66 minutes, Dragomir Chavdarski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strela and the CSKA Ilijanzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Neycho Pitekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stoil Drúndev's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes, Toncho Plashokov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Ilijanzi and the Strela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Toncho Plashokov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Stoil Drúndev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neycho Pitekov was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Tzvetan Stoimirov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neycho Pitekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoil Drúndev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stoil Drúndev in the 89th minute of play forced CSKA Ilijanzi's goalkeeper Neycho Pitekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, CSKA Ilijanzi's Beloslav Kozhuharov got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Neycho Pitekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragomir Chavdarski in the 93rd minute of the match. CSKA Ilijanzi's Neycho Pitekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoil Drúndev in the 95th minute of play. Stoil Drúndev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Neycho Pitekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There was no doubt that Strela were the better team. Strela's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.