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Academy North Arena
Spectators: 7602 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gencho Pimpirev made the kick off which started today's match. Bayan Gergov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bayan Gergov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sasho Kishkin having to interfere. If Gencho Pimpirev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th match minute, CSKA Petrovtsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanaki Avtanski to maneuver through the defense. Vihar Shilev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sasho Kishkin having to make a save. If Gencho Pimpirev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gencho Pimpirev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Bushev having to interfere. CSKA Petrovtsi's Gencho Pimpirev got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gencho Pimpirev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Bushev having to interfere. In the 31stth minute of the game Petyo Orlov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК ИЗГРЕВ's Albert Bushev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ФК ИЗГРЕВ's Albert Bushev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petyo Orlov in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Gencho Pimpirev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Bushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sasho Kishkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vihar Shilev in the 37th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Petyo Orlov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Bushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 46 minutes of play, ФК ИЗГРЕВ's Bayan Gergov made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sasho Kishkin was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vihar Shilev to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, one of CSKA Petrovtsi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for ФК ИЗГРЕВ. Nedyalko Strashilov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sasho Kishkin. 2-0. Petyo Orlov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Albert Bushev made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petyo Orlov got free with Albert Bushev in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ФК ИЗГРЕВ's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gencho Pimpirev 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Vihar Shilev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Sasho Kishkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sasho Kishkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bayan Gergov in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of CSKA Petrovtsi booed when ФК ИЗГРЕВ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Violet Stoevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, CSKA Petrovtsi's Yanaki Avtanski got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When ФК ИЗГРЕВ's Bayan Gergov in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Petrovtsi's goalie prevented a goal. When Yanaki Avtanski fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Petrovtsi's protests and gave Yanaki Avtanski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96thth minute of the game Vihar Shilev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CSKA Petrovtsi's Sasho Kishkin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 100th match minute, CSKA Petrovtsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanaki Avtanski to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, ФК ИЗГРЕВ's Nedyalko Strashilov tried to score from far away in the 101st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. ФК ИЗГРЕВ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CSKA Petrovtsi for a fine match.