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Karajasadshi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrey Stamov kicked off to start the match. In the 13th match minute, FC Ботев was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antim Chebishev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Gazenov in the 16th minute of play forced FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gyuro Kortov hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Marian Gazenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanaki Gorbanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yanaki Gorbanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrey Stamov, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Yanaki Gorbanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veliko Zimbilev in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Andrey Stamov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yanaki Gorbanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 39 minutes into the game, Tzonko Dechkov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Serafim Darkov. Tzonko Dechkov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radostin Hantov in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, Апостоли на Свободата's Serafim Darkov got control of the ball when Tzonko Dechkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Mirolyub Nunev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Ботев's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Апостоли на Свободата the free kick. In the 47th match minute, FC Ботев was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirolyub Nunev to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tenyo Lozanov to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrey Stamov. A collision led to FC Ботев getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Miroslav Slavinski hit a great ball. Marian Gazenov scored 2-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th match minute, FC Ботев was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tenyo Lozanov to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC Ботев's Tomislav Mingolov got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Antoni Smilkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Апостоли на Свободата's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antoni Smilkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radostin Hantov in the 67th minute of play forced FC Ботев's goalkeeper Yanaki Gorbanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrey Stamov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Andrey Stamov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanaki Gorbanov having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Ботев's Yanaki Gorbanov got control of the ball when Marian Gazenov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Апостоли на Свободата's Serafim Darkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tzonko Dechkov in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Andrey Stamov made a precise shot to the right of Yanaki Gorbanov. FC Ботев's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Yanaki Gorbanov made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Andrey Stamov sent off a good shot on target. 94 minutes into the match, Benislav Ralchovski notched a goal, 3-5, to the right of Апостоли на Свободата's Serafim Darkov. Serafim Darkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 97 played minutes FC Ботев got a freekick which was hit by Mirolyub Nunev.