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Арена Восход
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vangel Hadzhiyankov made the kick off which started today's match. Yoan Chotov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vangel Hadzhiyankov in the 4th minute of play. Yoan Chotov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Polihronov in the 12th minute. Velichko Kaldarúmov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anani Hubenov. ФК Восход's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, FC GRANIT's goalkeeper Yoan Chotov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Polihronov. The audience was convinced that Svetlin Kulaksúzov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anani Hubenov was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. ФК Восход's Anani Hubenov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetlozar Rumeev in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Vangel Hadzhiyankov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yoan Chotov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Svetlozar Rumeev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anani Hubenov was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Anani Hubenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetlin Kulaksúzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svetlin Kulaksúzov might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anani Hubenov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Svetlin Kulaksúzov ran back to his position shaking his head. 27 minutes into the game, Mincho Stoykovski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК Восход's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC GRANIT the free kick. Mincho Stoykovski hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Svetlozar Rumeev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anani Hubenov was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Anani Hubenov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetlin Kulaksúzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st match minute, ФК Восход was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denimir Mitrev to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, ФК Восход's goal looked a bit too open when Svetlin Kulaksúzov came free, but Anani Hubenov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mincho Stoykovski was shown his second yellow card after 32 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of FC GRANIT booed when ФК Восход was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mincho Stoykovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrian Polihronov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoan Chotov having to interfere. Svetlin Kulaksúzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Anani Hubenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svetlozar Rumeev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute, Svetlozar Rumeev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC GRANIT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Svetlozar Rumeev to strike the kick off in the second half. Adrian Polihronov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yoan Chotov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute, Adrian Polihronov made a precise shot to the right of Yoan Chotov. FC GRANIT's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Svetlozar Rumeev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tzvetelin Budurov fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК Восход's protests and gave Tzvetelin Budurov a yellow card for diving instead. Tzvetelin Budurov hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetlozar Rumeev in the 65th minute of play forced ФК Восход's goalkeeper Anani Hubenov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Svetlozar Rumeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Svetlin Kulaksúzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Anani Hubenov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, ФК Восход was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzvetelin Budurov to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, ФК Восход was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denimir Mitrev to maneuver through the defense. If Svetlin Kulaksúzov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the game, Adalbert Albachki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК Восход's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC GRANIT the free kick. After a rather tough play, ФК Восход's Adalbert Albachki got a free kick in the 85th minute. Svetlozar Rumeev spun around in front of the goal 86 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ФК Восход's goal. 91 minutes into the game, Svetlin Kulaksúzov lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Anani Hubenov. FC GRANIT played a much better game than ФК Восход and deserved their victory. The ФК Восход players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.