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Chibaovtsi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vaklin Ushev kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Vaklin Ushev managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Chibaovtsi's supporters rose to their feet, but Vaklin Ushev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignat Stefanovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergey Rupov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vihar Kadinov kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Vaklin Ushev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th match minute, ФК Белая звезда was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radul Mechinov to maneuver through the defense. Zhan Stoykov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Kolimechkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 23rd minute, Vihar Kadinov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CSKA Chibaovtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Vihar Kadinov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Ignat Stefanovski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sergey Rupov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Ignat Stefanovski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Vihar Kadinov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignat Stefanovski was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Sergey Rupov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Ignat Stefanovski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 40th minute, Rusi Simeonovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhan Stoykov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Sergey Rupov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ignat Stefanovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vaklin Ushev, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a rather tough play, ФК Белая звезда's Denko Kolimechkov got a free kick in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dragomir Deshov made a kick off. CSKA Chibaovtsi's Vaklin Ushev got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Sergey Rupov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignat Stefanovski was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Sergey Rupov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ignat Stefanovski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vihar Kadinov in the 57th minute of play forced ФК Белая звезда's goalkeeper Ignat Stefanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rayko Alexandriyski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sergey Rupov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vihar Kadinov in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ignat Stefanovski saved ФК Белая звезда from getting behind. Ignat Stefanovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Rupov in the 65th minute of the match. CSKA Chibaovtsi's Rayko Alexandriyski got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gruyo Delin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК Белая звезда's goalkeeper Ignat Stefanovski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ignat Stefanovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergey Rupov, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 73rd match minute, ФК Белая звезда was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radul Mechinov to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Sergey Rupov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignat Stefanovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Rayko Alexandriyski sped through ФК Белая звезда's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ignat Stefanovski. The ФК Белая звезда fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when ФК Белая звезда's Dragomir Deshov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There was no doubt that CSKA Chibaovtsi were the better team. CSKA Chibaovtsi's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.