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Mrtvica
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tzolo Malinchev kicked off to start the match. If Anastas Kamenov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boyan Gramatikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bilyan Bozarov in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Bilyan Bozarov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Elin Lanzhev charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elin Lanzhev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes FC Pinople got a freekick which was hit by Elin Lanzhev. Anastas Kamenov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Boyan Gramatikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 17 minutes, Tzolo Malinchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Mrtvica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzolo Malinchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC Pinople's Anastas Kamenov in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Mrtvica's goalie prevented a goal. Denislav Dogazanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzolo Malinchev in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Pinople's goalkeeper Denislav Dogazanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Mrtvica's Zlatin Karushkov got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, FC Pinople's goal looked a bit too open when Tzolo Malinchev came free, but Denislav Dogazanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zlatin Karushkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Denislav Dogazanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Zlatin Karushkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Mrtvica's supporters rose to their feet, but Zlatin Karushkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denislav Dogazanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Zlatin Karushkov came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the FC Mrtvica 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 Zlatin Karushkov couldn't finish the play. When FC Mrtvica's Tzolo Malinchev in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Pinople's goalie prevented a goal. Tzolo Malinchev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denislav Dogazanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anastas Kamenov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zlatin Karushkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Denislav Dogazanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Botyo Parashkevov kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. If Tzolo Malinchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gyuro Glishev charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gyuro Glishev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 63 minutes into the match, FC Pinople's Yuri Sedloev broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 68 minutes, Elin Lanzhev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pinople's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elin Lanzhev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC Mrtvica's Tzolo Malinchev in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Pinople's goalie prevented a goal. Denislav Dogazanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatin Karushkov in the 74th minute of play. Tzolo Malinchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zlatin Karushkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denislav Dogazanov having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Tzolo Malinchev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Mrtvica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Zlatin Karushkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denislav Dogazanov having to interfere. FC Mrtvica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Pinople for a fine match.