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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Rafail Maradzhiev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Branislav Genkov in the 3rd minute of play forced Petrushan's goalkeeper Gerasim Dzhordzhev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petrushan's Gerasim Dzhordzhev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Petrushan from getting a goal against them. Petrushan's Gerasim Dzhordzhev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Petrushan from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Petrushan getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ognyan Kúrnev hit a great ball. After 14 minutes of play, Petrushan's Brunko Makariev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vlado Tamburdzhiyski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vasil Santov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Gerasim Dzhordzhev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК booed when Petrushan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prokopi Predyov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Petrushan's goal looked a bit too open when Branislav Genkov came free, but Gerasim Dzhordzhev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Branislav Genkov in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerasim Dzhordzhev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With splendid footwork Branislav Genkov arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-1 by the left pole in the game's 37th minute. БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's Boyko Babachev shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gerasim Dzhordzhev but with some difficulty. Denislav Dzhidrov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Gerasim Dzhordzhev made a huge save. 43 minutes in the game, Vasil Santov fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gerasim Dzhordzhev having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Petrushan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velimir Edrev to maneuver through the defense. Gerasim Dzhordzhev made a fantastic save in the 49th minute, when Boyko Babachev sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Branislav Genkov to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Petrushan's goal looked a bit too open when Branislav Genkov came free, but Gerasim Dzhordzhev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game Branislav Genkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Petrushan's Gerasim Dzhordzhev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gerasim Dzhordzhev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Branislav Genkov's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Denislav Dzhidrov charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denislav Dzhidrov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gerasim Dzhordzhev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branislav Genkov in the 71st minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Anastas Smolenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Petrushan defense, Denislav Dzhidrov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerasim Dzhordzhev. The Petrushan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerasim Dzhordzhev should have stopped the shot. Velimir Edrev hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Branislav Genkov took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gerasim Dzhordzhev. Gerasim Dzhordzhev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, Petrushan's Anastas Smolenov got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Dragolyub Antimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's supporters rose to their feet, but Dragolyub Antimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerasim Dzhordzhev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 95 minutes into the game, Vasil Santov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Gerasim Dzhordzhev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There was no doubt that БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК were the better team. БАЛКАН БЕЛОГРАДЧИК's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.