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Gorostanete
Spectators: 8427 (Terracing: 6321, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Radomir Petrov kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Mito Hadzhiperev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arso Borachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, United Team's Arso Borachev got control of the ball when Viktor Buyukliev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arso Borachev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Firmino, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Arso Borachev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duarte das Neves in the 11th minute. After 12 played minutes United Team got a freekick which was hit by Antim Kolyachev. Prodan Yarkov charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prodan Yarkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Prodan Yarkov hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Viktor Buyukliev scored 1-0 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arso Borachev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 17 played minutes United Team got a freekick which was hit by Levent Panayotov. Arso Borachev came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Gorostanete's Vanyo Bukovski. But to his dismay, Vanyo Bukovski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 25 minutes into the game, Vanyo Bukovski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arso Borachev. Vanyo Bukovski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. The supporters of Gorostanete booed when United Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Levent Panayotov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Viktor Buyukliev put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Arso Borachev. United Team's Arso Borachev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vanyo Bukovski in the 36th minute of play. Arso Borachev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Firmino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Firmino got free with Arso Borachev in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the match, United Team's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Firmino came free, but Arso Borachev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, United Team's goalkeeper Arso Borachev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Firmino. In the 46th minute Viktor Buyukliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arso Borachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

After 51 minutes of play, Gorostanete's Roberto Firmino made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arso Borachev was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 54th minute, Viktor Buyukliev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arso Borachev was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Alek Drenchev kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Arso Borachev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Firmino, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 64 played minutes Gorostanete got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Firmino. Gorostanete made a substitution. Svetlin Benev replaced Argir Mominov. Gorostanete made a substitution. Peycho Peshkov replaced Mito Hadzhiperev. Roberto Firmino hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Buyukliev in the 74th minute of play forced United Team's goalkeeper Arso Borachev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, United Team's Trifon Haydushki got a free kick in the 76th minute. Arso Borachev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Buyukliev in the 78th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Viktor Buyukliev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arso Borachev. United Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viktor Buyukliev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 89th minute Roberto Firmino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arso Borachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Viktor Buyukliev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arso Borachev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 minutes, Levent Panayotov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the United Team and the Gorostanete players grew even worse after the yellow card.