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Стадион GATE
Spectators: 7535 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignat Kyushev started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, MIHAEL's Genadi Gotzev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Oporto was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyudmil Kenov in the 6th minute of play forced GATE's goalkeeper Christian Oporto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Sofoklis Bletsios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lyudmil Kenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Oporto having to interfere. Christian Oporto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genadi Gotzev, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Quijada in the 17th minute of play forced MIHAEL's goalkeeper Igor Vapordzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Genadi Gotzev in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christian Oporto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Genadi Gotzev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MIHAEL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Genadi Gotzev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genadi Gotzev hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, MIHAEL's Genadi Gotzev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christian Oporto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Genadi Gotzev was the one to do the kick off. Christian Oporto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lyudmil Kenov in the 58th minute. The corner led MIHAEL's Deyan Adamski to fire away a dangerous shot which Christian Oporto despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, GATE's Christian Oporto got control of the ball when Lyudmil Kenov tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Lyudmil Kenov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Christian Oporto, 0-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genadi Gotzev in the 65th minute of play forced GATE's goalkeeper Christian Oporto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Oporto was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Genadi Gotzev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Genadi Gotzev really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. After 73 played minutes MIHAEL got a freekick which was hit by Zapryan Trifonov. In the 74th minute of the match Rostislav Kishkilov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Igor Vapordzhiev skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofoklis Bletsios in the 76th minute of play forced GATE's goalkeeper Christian Oporto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GATE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Sofoklis Bletsios scored to the left of an out of position Christian Oporto, making the score, 0-10. Sofoklis Bletsios was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. MIHAEL's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 92 minutes into the match, GATE's goalkeeper Christian Oporto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genadi Gotzev. 95 minutes into the game, Deyan Adamski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Christian Oporto. Deyan Adamski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-12. MIHAEL played a much better game than GATE and deserved their victory. The GATE players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.