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Mladinowo
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anton Babinov made the kick off which started today's match. Zhecho Strandzhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Shaphazov in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Mladinowo booed when NIKOLA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofan Genchovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zhecho Strandzhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donyo Kusev in the 6th minute of play. Zhecho Strandzhev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikola Shaphazov, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Prodan Púkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Dobromir Panagonov made a huge save. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikola Shaphazov in the 12th minute of play. Zhecho Strandzhev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofan Genchovski in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hristo Kichev in the 20th minute of play forced Mladinowo's goalkeeper Zhecho Strandzhev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dobromir Panagonov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prodan Púkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mladinowo getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Prodan Púkov hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Evstati Vushev made a precise shot to the right of Zhecho Strandzhev. Mladinowo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Zhecho Strandzhev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Shaphazov in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Metodi Grivekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 minutes of play, NIKOLA FC's Donyo Kusev made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhecho Strandzhev was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the game, NIKOLA FC's Donyo Kusev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zhecho Strandzhev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 47 minutes into the match, Mladinowo's goal looked a bit too open when Donyo Kusev came free, but Zhecho Strandzhev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Konstantin Yarichkov made the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Mladinowo got a freekick which was hit by Zhecho Gavazov. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Mladinowo from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute, Donyo Kusev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhecho Strandzhev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Mladinowo's Miho Zinoviev was substituted for Gruyo Múglov. When Metodi Grivekov came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the NIKOLA FC 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 Metodi Grivekov couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lulcho Ambarev during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Lulcho Ambarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhecho Strandzhev came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by NIKOLA FC's Hristo Kichev. But to his dismay, Hristo Kichev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Nikola Shaphazov hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Adam Aprilov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Evstati Vushev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NIKOLA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mladinowo the free kick. Mladinowo's Prodan Púkov got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Nikola Shaphazov took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Zhecho Strandzhev to make any attempt to save it. NIKOLA FC's Dobromir Panagonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Babinov in the 78th minute of play. Dobromir Panagonov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prodan Púkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Mladinowo's Zhecho Strandzhev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donyo Kusev in the 86th minute of play. Konstantin Yarichkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Zhecho Strandzhev made a huge save. Zhecho Strandzhev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donyo Kusev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Prodan Púkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobromir Panagonov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. NIKOLA FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.