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ARENA OF PEACE
Spectators: 8044 (Terracing: 6034, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ilko Kamarski started the match with the kick off. Juvenal Pereira made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Yonko Isaev sent off a good shot on target. Ignat Ficherov struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Juvenal Pereira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minior United. Juvenal Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Baharov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Draganovci's goalkeeper Juvenal Pereira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yonko Isaev. Tenyo Gulev might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juvenal Pereira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tenyo Gulev ran back to his position shaking his head. When Yonko Isaev came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Minior United 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 Yonko Isaev couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Draganovci's goal looked a bit too open when Ignat Ficherov came free, but Juvenal Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trendafil Hitrov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Minior United's Ignat Ficherov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Draganovci's Juvenal Pereira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Draganovci from getting a goal against them. Juvenal Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignat Ficherov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borimir Strugarov took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juvenal Pereira. Juvenal Pereira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Goran Kitanov hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. If Vladimir Baharov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute Ignat Ficherov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ignat Ficherov made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Maddox Holcombe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juvenal Pereira came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Minior United's Yonko Isaev. But to his dismay, Yonko Isaev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 56th minute Ignat Ficherov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yonko Isaev in the 59th minute of play forced Draganovci's goalkeeper Juvenal Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yonko Isaev in the 61st minute of play. Juvenal Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignat Ficherov, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilko Margaritov in the 68th minute of play forced Draganovci's goalkeeper Juvenal Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Yonko Isaev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Pereira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilko Kamarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Serge Rigot made a huge save. Vladimir Baharov kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Juvenal Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tenyo Gulev went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Draganovci's Juvenal Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tenyo Gulev in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Draganovci defense, Yonko Isaev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juvenal Pereira. The Draganovci fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juvenal Pereira should have stopped the shot. Vladimir Baharov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juvenal Pereira. Draganovci's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Juvenal Pereira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignat Ficherov, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Minior United had played much better football throughout.