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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Botev Plovdiv 1912's Bratan Vladikov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veniamin Gerasimov in the 2nd minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Yavor Zehirov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Arseniy Kartashevskiy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yavor Zehirov. Botev Plovdiv 1912's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arseniy Kartashevskiy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Bayan Kasapov fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botev Plovdiv 1912's protests and gave Bayan Kasapov a yellow card for diving instead. Bayan Kasapov hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When Valko Mitin fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botev Plovdiv 1912's protests and gave Valko Mitin a yellow card for diving instead. Valko Mitin kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doychin Penelov during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 14th minute, Doychin Penelov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 17 minutes, Bratan Vladikov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botev Plovdiv 1912's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bratan Vladikov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yavor Zehirov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boris Kulagin went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Arseniy Kartashevskiy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yavor Zehirov was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Antonio Dryankov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonio Dryankov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Botev Plovdiv 1912 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonio Dryankov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 31st minute, one of Botev Plovdiv 1912:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Botev Plovdiv 1912. Emanuil Gurkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artem Rossohin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuil Gurkov ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arseniy Kartashevskiy was the one to do the kick off. Veniamin Gerasimov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yavor Zehirov firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Valko Mitin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Yavor Zehirov got control of the ball when Aleksey Isakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Emanuil Gurkov hit a great ball. The supporters of Botev Plovdiv 1912 booed when Unica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boris Kulagin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artem Rossohin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valko Mitin in the 78th minute of the match. Yavor Zehirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseniy Kartashevskiy in the 79th minute of the match. Unica FC's Artem Rossohin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valko Mitin in the 81st minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Unica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuil Gurkov came free, but Artem Rossohin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arseniy Kartashevskiys short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Yavor Zehirov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 95 minutes into the match, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Emanuil Gurkov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Artem Rossohin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Unica FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.