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Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Velin Berbatov got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Boyko Stambolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedko Bodurov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Velin Berbatov came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FC Kitka 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 Velin Berbatov couldn't finish the play. 7 minutes into the match, Velin Berbatov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Restricted Area's Nedko Bodurov. Nedko Bodurov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th minute, Mario Hadzhigeorgiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Boyko Stambolov struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Nedko Bodurov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kitka. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tzvetomir Merodiyski in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toshko Tzotzovski saved FC Kitka from getting behind. 15 minutes into the match, FC Kitka's Boyko Stambolov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nedko Bodurov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 21 played minutes, FC Kitka's Varban Súbotinov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nedko Bodurov 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 FC Kitka reached it. Velin Berbatov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nedko Bodurov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pancho Kosovski kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes, FC Kitka's Avgust Kurdomanov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nedko Bodurov 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 FC Kitka reached it. In the 35thth minute of the game Velin Berbatov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Restricted Area's Nedko Bodurov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 played minutes FC Kitka got a freekick which was hit by Ivaylo Vitev. After some careless play in the Restricted Area defense, Boyko Stambolov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nedko Bodurov. The Restricted Area fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nedko Bodurov should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Restricted Area getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nacho Zvezdanov hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tzvetomir Merodiyski to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Restricted Area's goalkeeper Nedko Bodurov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Restricted Area's Simeon Buranski got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Velin Berbatov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nedko Bodurov was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Yoto Amiorkov charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yoto Amiorkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Restricted Area getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Yoto Amiorkov hit a great ball. Nedyalko Topuzakov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 71st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Boyko Stambolov 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 76 minutes, Tzvetomir Merodiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Restricted Area's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzvetomir Merodiyski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute Velin Berbatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nedko Bodurov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velin Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Boyko Stambolov notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Restricted Area's Nedko Bodurov. Nedko Bodurov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Simeon Buranski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Varban Súbotinov charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Varban Súbotinov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th match minute, FC Kitka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Varban Súbotinov to maneuver through the defense. Velin Berbatov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 97th minute. FC Kitka's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. FC Kitka's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.