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BVL MANEKENA
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bedir Tarhun took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Lars Eklund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ratko Plavčić came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by FC BVLGARI's Matey Nedevski. But to his dismay, Matey Nedevski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Tervel Ivanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Eklund, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute of the match AC-23 got a corner. FC BVLGARI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bedir Tarhun ran over to the corner to take the kick. AC-23's Bedir Tarhun was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tervel Ivanov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tervel Ivanov came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by AC-23's Bedir Tarhun. But to his dismay, Bedir Tarhun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Minko Prokopov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ratko Plavčić having to interfere. Tervel Ivanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bedir Tarhun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Bedir Tarhun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC-23 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Bedir Tarhun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tervel Ivanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars Eklund's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC BVLGARI's goalkeeper Tervel Ivanov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Matey Nedevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Bedir Tarhun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tervel Ivanov was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Lars Eklund made a precise shot to the right of Tervel Ivanov. FC BVLGARI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matey Nedevski was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC BVLGARI's Benislav Dzhunev got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, AC-23's Vihar Ushev got a free kick in the 57th minute. If Matey Nedevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bedir Tarhun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Tervel Ivanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Svilen Bayramov's late challenge caught a AC-23's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svilen Bayramov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, FC BVLGARI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svilen Bayramov to maneuver through the defense. Bedir Tarhun struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Tervel Ivanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC-23. If Matey Nedevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, AC-23's Erman Nurtac got a free kick in the 74th minute. FC BVLGARI's Tervel Ivanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save FC BVLGARI from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the match, FC BVLGARI's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Eklund came free, but Tervel Ivanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, FC BVLGARI's goal looked a bit too open when Bedir Tarhun came free, but Tervel Ivanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC BVLGARI getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Nenko Hristakiev hit a great ball. FC BVLGARI's Tervel Ivanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Eklund in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Eklund in the 91st minute of play forced FC BVLGARI's goalkeeper Tervel Ivanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, AC-23's goal looked a bit too open when Matey Nedevski came free, but Ratko Plavčić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erman Nurtac charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erman Nurtac the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AC-23 getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Erman Nurtac hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AC-23 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.