Dimitrovgrad
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Filip Kozhushkov kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes, Dimitrovgrad's Deyan Boynovski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Svetlan Galchev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dimitrovgrad reached it. Gyuro Manchov took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svetlan Galchev. Svetlan Galchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Filip Kozhushkov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kamen Karapandzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Dimitrovgrad's goal looked a bit too open when Kamen Karapandzhiev came free, but Branimir Chukovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Dimitrovgrad's zone, Filip Kozhushkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Branimir Chukovski came out of the goal and Filip Kozhushkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Dimitrovgrad getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Alexi Lobutov hit a great ball. Kamen Karapandzhiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Branimir Chukovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dafin Stefchov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Kamen Karapandzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milcho Gutzov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Milcho Gutzov came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Dimitrovgrad 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 Milcho Gutzov couldn't finish the play. After having played for 33 minutes, Kamen Karapandzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Parwenez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamen Karapandzhiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gyuro Manchov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Milcho Gutzov came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Dimitrovgrad 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 Milcho Gutzov couldn't finish the play. Kamen Karapandzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.
55 minutes into the game, Slavcho Uvakov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Parwenez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dimitrovgrad the free kick. After a rather tough play, CSKA Parwenez's Neycho Matanov got a free kick in the 57th minute. Dimitrovgrad's Dinko Gyulemetov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 58th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CSKA Parwenez. In the 62nd minute Gyuro Manchov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svetlan Galchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milcho Gutzov in the 69th minute of play forced CSKA Parwenez's goalkeeper Svetlan Galchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamen Karapandzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branimir Chukovski having to interfere. Branimir Chukovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamen Karapandzhiev's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, Neycho Matanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Filip Kozhushkov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Branimir Chukovski, 1-1. If Filip Kozhushkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamen Karapandzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branimir Chukovski having to interfere. Branimir Chukovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Kozhushkov in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Dimitrovgrad's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Kozhushkov came free, but Branimir Chukovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When CSKA Parwenez's Filip Kozhushkov in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dimitrovgrad's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 98 minutes, Kamen Karapandzhiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Parwenez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamen Karapandzhiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. CSKA Parwenez were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.
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