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ESTADIO DE KVARTALO
Spectators: 8306 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 32) An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliverios Ribeiro in the 2nd minute of play forced ПФК Берое's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velichko Trenkov in the 3rd minute of play forced Металург's goalkeeper Vassilis Argyrakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vassilis Argyrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velichko Trenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Металург's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vancho Paleshutski was slow to take the kick. During this time ПФК Берое's players had a chance to rest. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Металург's goalkeeper Vassilis Argyrakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute ПФК Берое were awarded a corner. Vancho Paleshutski went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Vancho Paleshutski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vassilis Argyrakis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vassilis Argyrakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velichko Trenkov in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Металург's Vitan Zarkov got a free kick in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Velichko Trenkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vassilis Argyrakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rd minute Lazar Batalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Argyrakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Rudarski made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ПФК Берое's Casper De Boeck. The ПФК Берое fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when ПФК Берое's Velichko Trenkov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 47 minutes into the game, ПФК Берое's Yanko Gurmev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vassilis Argyrakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Oliverios Ribeiro made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Velichko Trenkov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Металург's Vassilis Argyrakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vassilis Argyrakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Velichko Trenkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Velichko Trenkov took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vassilis Argyrakis. Vassilis Argyrakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Vassilis Argyrakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yanko Gurmev in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match ПФК Берое got a corner. Металург's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vancho Paleshutski ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Velichko Trenkov took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Vassilis Argyrakis to make any attempt to save it. Yanko Gurmev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th 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 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Металург from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Vitan Zarkov in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ПФК Берое's Casper De Boeck. Металург's Vassilis Argyrakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velichko Trenkov in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Металург getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Anton Rudarski hit a great ball. ПФК Берое made a substitution. Loukianos Konstantakis replaced Velichko Trenkov. Anton Rudarski kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Vassilis Argyrakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukianos Konstantakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. ПФК Берое's Casper De Boeck managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Anton Rudarski in the 77 minute of the game. After some careless play in the Металург defense, Yanko Gurmev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vassilis Argyrakis. The Металург fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vassilis Argyrakis should have stopped the shot. Vassilis Argyrakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Konstantakis in the 89th minute of play. When Rusi Tzapov fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Металург's protests and gave Rusi Tzapov a yellow card for diving instead. After 92 played minutes Металург got a freekick which was hit by Rusi Tzapov. In the 93rd minute, Vancho Paleshutski 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. Rusi Tzapov hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. If Yanko Gurmev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ПФК Берое'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.