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Sapadzha
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Sapadzha's Boris Chokanov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Denislav Ruski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benislav Lukov in the 4th minute of play. Benislav Lukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Denislav Ruski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benislav Lukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denislav Ruski having to interfere. Boris Chokanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Denislav Ruski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Batantsi getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Tzeko Kulikov hit a great ball. Tzeko Kalfin kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. When Benislav Lukov came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Sapadzha 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 Benislav Lukov couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Sapadzha's zone, Tzeko Kalfin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kolarov Serafimov came out of the goal and Tzeko Kalfin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boris Chokanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Denislav Ruski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benislav Lukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Denislav Ruski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tzeko Kulikov to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Boris Chokanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denislav Ruski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Denislav Ruski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Chokanov in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Batantsi's goal looked a bit too open when Boris Chokanov came free, but Denislav Ruski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Boris Chokanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Denislav Ruski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boris Chokanov in the 63rd minute of the match. Sapadzha's Boris Chokanov got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 65 minutes into the game, Sapadzha's Benislav Lukov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denislav Ruski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benislav Lukov in the 68th minute of play forced Batantsi's goalkeeper Denislav Ruski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denislav Ruski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Chokanov in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Batantsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzeko Kulikov to maneuver through the defense. Benislav Lukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denislav Ruski having to interfere. Denislav Ruski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benislav Lukov in the 75th minute of the match. Sapadzha were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Batantsi's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kosta Sivov took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in Batantsi's zone, Boris Chokanov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denislav Ruski came out of the goal and Boris Chokanov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Batantsi's Denislav Ruski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benislav Lukov in the 84th minute of play. Denislav Ruski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benislav Lukov in the 87th minute of the match. Denislav Ruski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benislav Lukov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 played minutes Batantsi got a freekick which was hit by Tzeko Kulikov. Benislav Lukov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.