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Match Report
Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 8480 (Terracing: 6361,
Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliverios Ribeiro kicked off to start the match. Vassilis Argyrakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Facundo Nazario, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Facundo Nazario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vassilis Argyrakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Facundo Nazario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vassilis Argyrakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Nazario in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Krasen Kalenov. In the 15th minute of the match Gerasim Barabankov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Krasimir Mishovski skillfully saved the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Facundo Nazario dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vassilis Argyrakis, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vassilis Argyrakis. That made the score 2-0 after 23 minutes of play. Krasimir Mishovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Menjivar, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vassilis Argyrakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vassilis Argyrakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Facundo Nazario in the 39th minute. Vassilis Argyrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhou Yao Si, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vassilis Argyrakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Nazario in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Facundo Nazario stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Zhou Yao Si hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhou Yao Si sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Milosz Bartocha kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Gruyo Rusev's late challenge caught a Lokomotiv Plovdiv's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gruyo Rusev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Gruyo Rusev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Facundo Nazario in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vassilis Argyrakis saved Металург from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Facundo Nazario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Nazario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vassilis Argyrakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Facundo Nazario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Металург's goal looked a bit too open when Zhou Yao Si came free, but Vassilis Argyrakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Facundo Nazario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Vassilis Argyrakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Facundo Nazario got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Facundo Nazario blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vassilis Argyrakis having to make a save. Металург's Vassilis Argyrakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Nazario in the 87th minute of play. Zhou Yao Si fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vassilis Argyrakis having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Zhou Yao Si made a precise shot to the right of Vassilis Argyrakis. Металург's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0.
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