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BG ARMIQ
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4900, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Damyan Shofelinov got the match started through his kick off. Anton Shahanov made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Dragolyub Vúrbenov sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the match, stefundrin fc's goal looked a bit too open when Dancho Búrnev came free, but Anton Shahanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stoimen Sharlandzhiev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damyan Shofelinov went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Damyan Shofelinov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoimen Sharlandzhiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stoimen Sharlandzhiev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Kitov in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bozhin Tzalev during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Bozhin Tzalev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Sergey Kitov came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the stefundrin fc 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 Sergey Kitov couldn't finish the play. Stoimen Sharlandzhiev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damyan Shofelinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. stefundrin fc's Anton Shahanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save stefundrin fc from getting a goal against them. Dragolyub Vúrbenov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the match, stefundrin fc's Sergey Kitov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stoimen Sharlandzhiev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Dragolyub Vúrbenov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anton Shahanov. stefundrin fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dragolyub Vúrbenov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The supporters of CSKA SF booed when stefundrin fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Rakitski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergey Kitov took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stoimen Sharlandzhiev. Stoimen Sharlandzhiev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 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 Dancho Búrnev to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Damyan Shofelinov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Stoimen Sharlandzhiev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sergey Kitov might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stoimen Sharlandzhiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergey Kitov ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Damyan Shofelinov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stoimen Sharlandzhiev was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Zlatan Laptev kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. stefundrin fc's Sergey Kitov got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tzolo Mutafchiev kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damyan Shofelinov in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stoimen Sharlandzhiev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 76 minutes into the match, CSKA SF's goal looked a bit too open when Damyan Shofelinov came free, but Stoimen Sharlandzhiev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Shahanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dancho Búrnev in the 78th minute of play. Sergey Kitov might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stoimen Sharlandzhiev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergey Kitov ran back to his position shaking his head. Anton Shahanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dancho Búrnev in the 85th minute of play. If Serafim Rakitski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stoimen Sharlandzhiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damyan Shofelinov in the 90th minute of the match. Sergey Kitov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stoimen Sharlandzhiev having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, CSKA SF's goalkeeper Stoimen Sharlandzhiev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafim Rakitski. Dragolyub Vúrbenov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anton Shahanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The stefundrin fc players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented CSKA SF from taking control. The game ends in a draw.