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Siymen Stadion
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serafim Chepishev kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Siymen getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Milcho Penelov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sabol's Zhelyazko Pechurkov got a free kick in the 9th minute. Sabol's Evstati Lischev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velichko Dungarov in the 15th minute of play. When Damyan Hadzhiiliev came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Sabol 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 Damyan Hadzhiiliev couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Petar Lashev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Namiq Zülfüqarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Petar Lashev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the game, Damyan Hadzhiiliev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Namiq Zülfüqarov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Sabol's Serafim Chepishev in 36 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Namiq Zülfüqarov guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 41 minutes into the match, Sabol's Damyan Hadzhiiliev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Namiq Zülfüqarov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Damyan Hadzhiiliev came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Sabol 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 Damyan Hadzhiiliev couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Chepishev in the 49th minute of play forced Siymen's goalkeeper Namiq Zülfüqarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Siymen's Namiq Zülfüqarov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Siymen from getting a goal against them. After 60 played minutes Sabol got a freekick which was hit by Zahari Nakev. 61 minutes into the match, Sabol's goal looked a bit too open when Velichko Dungarov came free, but Evstati Lischev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Milcho Penelov during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th minute, Grisha Stanilov made a precise shot to the right of Evstati Lischev. Sabol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Siymen's zone, Damyan Hadzhiiliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Namiq Zülfüqarov came out of the goal and Damyan Hadzhiiliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Evstati Lischev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milcho Penelov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Sabol's Damyan Hadzhiiliev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Namiq Zülfüqarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damyan Hadzhiiliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siymen's Milcho Penelov got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Milcho Penelov off the ground. In the 80th match minute, Siymen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milcho Penelov to maneuver through the defense. Serafim Chepishev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Namiq Zülfüqarov made a huge save. Serafim Chepishev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Namiq Zülfüqarov made a huge save. Namiq Zülfüqarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petar Lashev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabol's Serafim Chepishev came free and shot a quick shot against goal 97 minutes in the game, fortunately Namiq Zülfüqarov had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Sabol's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.