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Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marian Klimentov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Light's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Klimentov came free, but 顾西军 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viktor Beykov hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Rostislav Stumbov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Preslav Chernaev having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Хан Крум Страшни's zone, Asparuh Nikodimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Preslav Chernaev came out of the goal and Asparuh Nikodimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 顾西军 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marian Klimentov's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Asparuh Nikodimov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Хан Крум Страшни's Preslav Chernaev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragomir Fúrtunkov in the 15th minute of play forced Хан Крум Страшни's goalkeeper Preslav Chernaev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Marian Klimentov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rostislav Stumbov took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Preslav Chernaev. Preslav Chernaev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Preslav Chernaev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asparuh Nikodimov in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25thth minute of the game Marian Klimentov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crusaders of Light's 顾西军 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Marian Klimentov put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of 顾西军. Preslav Chernaev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rostislav Stumbov, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Rostislav Stumbov made a precise shot to the right of Preslav Chernaev. Хан Крум Страшни's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Asparuh Nikodimov took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Preslav Chernaev. Preslav Chernaev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Yanko Kenanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the game, Crusaders of Light's Asparuh Nikodimov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Preslav Chernaev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 42nd minute, Marian Klimentov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th match minute, Хан Крум Страшни was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prodan Filaretov to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Хан Крум Страшни getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Yanko Kenanov hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Asparuh Nikodimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Preslav Chernaev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Klimentov in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 顾西军 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Asparuh Nikodimov to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Хан Крум Страшни's goalkeeper Preslav Chernaev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Rostislav Stumbov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Preslav Chernaev. The goal made the score 1-5. When Vesko Tikvarski fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crusaders of Light's protests and gave Vesko Tikvarski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th match minute, Crusaders of Light was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vesko Tikvarski to maneuver through the defense. Asparuh Nikodimov in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Preslav Chernaev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Хан Крум Страшни's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gerasim Truhchev was slow to take the kick. During this time Crusaders of Light's players had a chance to rest. 65 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Light's goal looked a bit too open when Yanko Kenanov came free, but 顾西军 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Хан Крум Страшни's Volodya Sentov got a free kick in the 66th minute. Volodya Sentov kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Gerasim Truhchev charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerasim Truhchev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes Crusaders of Light got a freekick which was hit by Gerasim Truhchev. The supporters of Хан Крум Страшни booed when Crusaders of Light was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerasim Truhchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Хан Крум Страшни's Yanko Kenanov got a free kick in the 74th minute. If Rostislav Stumbov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Хан Крум Страшни's zone, Asparuh Nikodimov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Preslav Chernaev came out of the goal and Asparuh Nikodimov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Asparuh Nikodimov got free with Preslav Chernaev in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th play minute Asparuh Nikodimov came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Preslav Chernaev. 1-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Crusaders of Light walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.