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Russalsko Stadion
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gancho Madev took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Russalsko got a freekick which was hit by Gruyo Alipiev. Russalsko's Kostadin Manchov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gancho Madev in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th match minute, Russalsko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergey Pirovski to maneuver through the defense. Kostadin Manchov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bozhidar Anev in the 15th minute of the match. Gancho Madev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostadin Manchov having to interfere. After 21 minutes, Yuri Bebin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК Соколите-Чирпан and the Russalsko players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yuri Bebin kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Anani Zaharinov sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ФК Соколите-Чирпан's Kristiyan Banov didn't even have to move. In the 26th minute, Marin Staev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ognyan Kachov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, Russalsko's Svetlozar Kirovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristiyan Banov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Kostadin Manchov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gancho Madev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ФК Соколите-Чирпан's Kristiyan Banov got control of the ball when Svetlozar Kirovski tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Gancho Dikanchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gancho Dikanchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 47 minutes, Gancho Madev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Соколите-Чирпан's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gancho Madev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ognyan Kachov to make the kick off. Gancho Madev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kostadin Manchov having to make a save. Ognyan Kachov struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Kristiyan Banov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Russalsko. Svetlozar Kirovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gancho Madev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kostadin Manchov having to interfere. Svetlozar Kirovski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristiyan Banov having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, ФК Соколите-Чирпан was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velin Saradzhov to maneuver through the defense. Svetlozar Kirovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kristiyan Banov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Svetlozar Kirovski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Russalsko fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Svetlozar Kirovski came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Russalsko 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 Svetlozar Kirovski couldn't finish the play. After 79 played minutes ФК Соколите-Чирпан got a freekick which was hit by Velin Saradzhov. The referee gave Russalsko a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Anani Zaharinov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ФК Соколите-Чирпан's Kristiyan Banov. 3-0. Kristiyan Banov came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Russalsko's Ognyan Kachov. But to his dismay, Ognyan Kachov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. ФК Соколите-Чирпан's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Russalsko had won, even though ФК Соколите-Чирпан had held more of the ball.