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Odaitye Stadion
Spectators: 8017 (Terracing: 6348, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 169) FC MANEKENI CLUB's Gonzo Ivanov 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. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragolyub Buchkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Metodi Demerdzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Leoncio having to interfere. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metodi Demerdzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Toma Draganov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Leoncio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doychin Karamalkov in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dragolyub Buchkov in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfonso Leoncio saved FC MANEKENI CLUB from getting behind. Alfonso Leoncio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dragolyub Buchkov's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tzvyatko Shanov was slow to take the kick. During this time ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's players had a chance to rest. Alfonso Leoncio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doychin Karamalkov's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute of the match ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг got a corner. FC MANEKENI CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tzvyatko Shanov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tzvyatko Shanov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfonso Leoncio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Doychin Karamalkov came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг 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 Doychin Karamalkov couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doychin Karamalkov in the 41st minute of play forced FC MANEKENI CLUB's goalkeeper Alfonso Leoncio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Alexander Sander got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 55th minute, Doychin Karamalkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alfonso Leoncio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragolyub Buchkov in the 64th minute of play. With a little luck, FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alfonso Leoncio got control of the ball when Dragolyub Buchkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Tzvyatko Shanov fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's protests and gave Tzvyatko Shanov a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг got a freekick which was hit by Tzvyatko Shanov. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Jan Kämpe managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC MANEKENI CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Kämpe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgi Velinov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Dragolyub Buchkov could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Alfonso Leoncio however easily saved by the left post. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 76th minute of play. Georgi Velinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Georgi Velinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evrosi Kashukeev, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 82 played minutes Doychin Karamalkov rounded FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dragolyub Buchkov got free with Alfonso Leoncio in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute Jan Kämpe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Leoncio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doychin Karamalkov in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.