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Zmeiovo Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vidyo Keremidarski took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Zmeiovo United's goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Buzin came free, but Damyan Mastikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vidyo Keremidarski kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Stanko Manolov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damyan Mastikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zmeiovo United's Vidyo Keremidarski got a free kick in the 14th minute. Damyan Mastikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanko Manolov, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Stanko Manolov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damyan Mastikov. Zmeiovo United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stanko Manolov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Zmeiovo United getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alexey Gorov hit a great ball. Pazartsi's Igor Ramadanov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Zmeiovo United. If Nacho Buzin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damyan Mastikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Buzin, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Zmeiovo United's goal looked a bit too open when Stanko Manolov came free, but Damyan Mastikov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Alexey Gorov fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zmeiovo United's protests and gave Alexey Gorov a yellow card for diving instead. Alexey Gorov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Stanko Manolov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pazartsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanko Manolov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexey Gorov got free with Karamfil Muhov in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nacho Buzin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Pazartsi's zone, Alexey Gorov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karamfil Muhov came out of the goal and Alexey Gorov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Vidyo Keremidarski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karamfil Muhov. That made the score 1-1 in the 44 minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nacho Buzin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Stanko Manolov 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. Damyan Mastikov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nacho Buzin in the 68th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zmeiovo United's zone, Stanko Manolov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damyan Mastikov came out of the goal and Stanko Manolov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damyan Mastikov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Buzin in the 72nd minute of the match. Dobri Gúrchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vidyo Keremidarski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Stanko Manolov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pazartsi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zmeiovo United the free kick. The supporters of Zmeiovo United booed when Pazartsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanko Manolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dobri Gúrchev charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dobri Gúrchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dobri Gúrchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Karamfil Muhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Vidyo Keremidarski came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Zmeiovo United 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 Vidyo Keremidarski couldn't finish the play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.