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Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) After a defensive mix-up in ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's zone, Lyuben Vlaykovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spiridon Milanov came out of the goal and Lyuben Vlaykovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 6 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper Spiridon Milanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rosen Penchovski. The crowd rose to their feet as Lyuben Vlaykovski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Spiridon Milanov. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. FC Arsenal Varna's Zhecho Tomev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Gurkov in the 11th minute of play. Zhecho Tomev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Gurkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Arsenal Varna's Peep Jüriöö got a free kick in the 18th minute. Rosen Penchovski took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spiridon Milanov. Spiridon Milanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Spiridon Milanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lyuben Vlaykovski's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goal looked a bit too open when Lyuben Vlaykovski came free, but Spiridon Milanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Arsenal Varna's Zhecho Tomev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasen Kichev in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 were awarded a corner. Veselin Achkov went to the cornerflag to take it. Paun Feredzhanov made a great header on ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's corner, it was just that FC Arsenal Varna's Zhecho Tomev managed to reach the ball for a save. Zhecho Tomev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasen Kichev in the 39th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boncho Draganski during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 45 minutes into the match, FC Arsenal Varna's goal looked a bit too open when Yasen Kichev came free, but Zhecho Tomev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Yasen Kichev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhecho Tomev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lyuben Vlaykovski made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the game Veselin Achkov made a throw-in which Paun Feredzhanov played forward. Rosen Penchovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Spiridon Milanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lyuben Vlaykovski came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the FC Arsenal Varna 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 Lyuben Vlaykovski couldn't finish the play. Spiridon Milanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 59th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Lyuben Vlaykovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spiridon Milanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lyuben Vlaykovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Spiridon Milanov saved ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 from getting behind. Stavri Potzkov charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stavri Potzkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Antonio Barbukov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lyuben Vlaykovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Rosen Penchovski notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov. Spiridon Milanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lyuben Vlaykovski scored 4-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Spiridon Milanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosen Penchovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spiridon Milanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lyuben Vlaykovski in the 87th minute of play. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosen Penchovski in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Rosen Penchovski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Spiridon Milanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. The supporters of FC Arsenal Varna booed when ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veselin Achkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Arsenal Varna fully deserved thier win.