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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lyudmil Konovski got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Lokomotiv Stara Zagora's zone, Alek Vlahovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vidyo Gadzhev came out of the goal and Alek Vlahovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vidyo Gadzhev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alek Vlahovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Vidyo Gadzhev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyudmil Konovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Alek Vlahovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 00000's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alek Vlahovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the game, 00000's Lyudmil Konovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vidyo Gadzhev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vidyo Gadzhev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alek Vlahovski went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in 00000's zone, Pavel Balev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emil Shoshkov came out of the goal and Pavel Balev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lokomotiv Stara Zagora's Pavel Balev got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lyudmil Konovski took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vidyo Gadzhev. Vidyo Gadzhev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After having played for 45 minutes, Lyudmil Konovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 00000's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lyudmil Konovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Naycho Alexov to make the kick off. Naycho Alexov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Shoshkov having to interfere. Lyudmil Konovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vidyo Gadzhev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyudmil Konovski's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Stara Zagora's goal looked a bit too open when Valeri Gyundurov came free, but Vidyo Gadzhev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vidyo Gadzhev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyudmil Konovski in the 68th minute of the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Alek Vlahovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 00000's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alek Vlahovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lyudmil Konovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Stara Zagora's goal looked a bit too open when Lyudmil Konovski came free, but Vidyo Gadzhev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alek Vlahovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lyudmil Konovski in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vidyo Gadzhev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Naycho Alexov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vidyo Gadzhev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyudmil Konovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Lyudmil Konovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vidyo Gadzhev having to interfere. 00000 played a much better game than Lokomotiv Stara Zagora and deserved their victory. The Lokomotiv Stara Zagora players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.