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ARENA OF PEACE
Spectators: 8107 (Terracing: 6082, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignat Ficherov started the match with the kick off. Minior United's Serge Rigot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paun Baynov in the 8th minute of play. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yoncho Menkov in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Paun Baynov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Serge Rigot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoncho Menkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Yonko Isaev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minior United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Bourgas the free kick. After 33 played minutes Minior United got a freekick which was hit by Yonko Isaev. 35 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Yoncho Menkov came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Galin Popovski came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Kamen Kudev came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, FC Bourgas's Yoncho Menkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serge Rigot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Galin Popovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Bourgas's Levent Tuliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignat Ficherov in the 45th minute of play. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoncho Menkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half FC Bourgas were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Galin Popovski was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Yoncho Menkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serge Rigot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd minute of the match, Galin Popovski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Serge Rigot was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nasko Ichev got free with Serge Rigot in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paun Baynov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serge Rigot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yoncho Menkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Levent Tuliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignat Ficherov in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Yavor Iskrenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paun Baynov, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Ignat Ficherov charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignat Ficherov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serge Rigot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paun Baynov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yavor Iskrenov kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Stoyan Hitov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Bourgas and the Minior United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Levent Tuliyski went to the wrong direction when Vladimir Baharov was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Tenyo Gulev's late challenge caught a FC Bourgas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tenyo Gulev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute, Tenyo Gulev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serge Rigot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paun Baynov in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Minior United's goal looked a bit too open when Galin Popovski came free, but Serge Rigot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tenyo Gulev kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Galin Popovski got free with Serge Rigot in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Yonko Isaev notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of FC Bourgas's Levent Tuliyski. Levent Tuliyski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Minior United booed when FC Bourgas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamen Kudev didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Bourgas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.