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Pestera
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elenko Mortev started the match with the kick off. CSKA Pestera's Rosen Dragov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dilyan Muhtarov in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Alexander Bogoslovov 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. Rumen Baylov was out of position in the 8 minute of play, and Elenko Mortev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Elenko Mortev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grigor Savev during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Dilyan Muhtarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dafinintsi's Dilyan Muhtarov in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Pestera's goalie prevented a goal. Alexander Bogoslovov struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Rosen Dragov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dafinintsi. Rosen Dragov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dilyan Muhtarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Bogoslovov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosen Dragov having to interfere. Dilyan Muhtarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosen Dragov having to interfere. In the 46th minute Alexander Bogoslovov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosen Dragov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 50 minutes into the match, Dafinintsi's Sokol Bitzov broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dilyan Muhtarov to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Dilyan Muhtarov took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Rosen Dragov to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Dobri Kozlov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dafinintsi's supporters rose to their feet, but Dobri Kozlov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosen Dragov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th minute Elenko Mortev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rumen Baylov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lyubomir Hadzhigeorgiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rumen Baylov was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Dilyan Muhtarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rosen Dragov was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Manol Miloev hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Alexander Bogoslovov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Rosen Dragov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Dafinintsi defense, Lyubomir Hadzhigeorgiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rumen Baylov. The Dafinintsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rumen Baylov should have stopped the shot. Dilyan Muhtarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Dilyan Muhtarov sped through CSKA Pestera's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rosen Dragov. When Doncho Novachki fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Pestera's protests and gave Doncho Novachki a yellow card for diving instead. The goalkeeper, Rosen Dragov, was totally fooled by Dafinintsi's Sokol Bitzov, who 96 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elenko Mortev in the 100th minute of play forced Dafinintsi's goalkeeper Rumen Baylov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dafinintsi's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.