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GERENA
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Delyan Gotov made the kick off which started today's match. If Severino Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 14 minutes, Vladko Vulev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Plovdiv City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladko Vulev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Spiro Dzhokov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spiro Dzhokov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Nokov having to interfere. Severino Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spiro Dzhokov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Gabriel Nokov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ПФК Спартак Плевен's Gabriel Nokov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spiro Dzhokov in the 27th minute of play. After having played for 29 minutes, Severino Loyola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Plovdiv City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Severino Loyola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gabriel Nokov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Loyola in the 31st minute of play. Severino Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Gabriel Nokov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Spiro Dzhokov came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the FC Plovdiv City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Spiro Dzhokov couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Severino Loyola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Plovdiv City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. FC Plovdiv City's Severino Loyola got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Severino Loyola was the one to do the kick off. Spiro Dzhokov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Nokov having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Спартак Плевен's zone, Severino Loyola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Nokov came out of the goal and Severino Loyola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Спартак Плевен's zone, Spiro Dzhokov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Nokov came out of the goal and Spiro Dzhokov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Stefan Neshov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Velizar Tarinski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gabriel Nokov. ПФК Спартак Плевен's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the ПФК Спартак Плевен defense, Severino Loyola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Nokov. The ПФК Спартак Плевен fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Nokov should have stopped the shot. Spiro Dzhokov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gabriel Nokov came out and tried to block the shot, but Spiro Dzhokov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 70th minute. In the 76th minute, Spiro Dzhokov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Plovdiv City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Gabriel Nokov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Spiro Dzhokov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 79 minute of play. Spiro Dzhokov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gabriel Nokov came out and tried to block the shot, but Spiro Dzhokov slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the ПФК Спартак Плевен defense, Nildo de Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Nokov. The ПФК Спартак Плевен fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Nokov should have stopped the shot. If Spiro Dzhokov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Severino Loyola came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the FC Plovdiv City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Severino Loyola couldn't finish the play. Spiro Dzhokov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Loyola got free with Gabriel Nokov in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spiro Dzhokov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over FC Plovdiv City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ПФК Спартак Плевен throughout the match.