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Христо Ботев
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mihail Tzaribrodski kicked off to start the match. Alexi Pintev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Tzaribrodski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mihail Tzaribrodski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Servando Candela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sunderland A.F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Servando Candela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexi Pintev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Ботев Пловдив's goal looked a bit too open when Servando Candela came free, but Alexi Pintev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Sunderland A.F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kliment Bachorski came free, but Roger Waters reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ventzislav Timov fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ботев Пловдив's protests and gave Ventzislav Timov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ботев Пловдив getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Damyan Boshnyakov hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Servando Candela notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Ботев Пловдив's Alexi Pintev. Alexi Pintev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Servando Candela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzonyo Stokov in the 31st minute of play forced Ботев Пловдив's goalkeeper Alexi Pintev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Servando Candela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexi Pintev having to interfere. Roger Waters made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Brunko Barakovski sent off a good shot on target. Servando Candela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Servando Candela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teofan Achkov hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kliment Bachorski made a kick off. Servando Candela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Alexi Pintev made a huge save. In the 54th match minute, Ботев Пловдив was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kliment Bachorski to maneuver through the defense. Grozdan Radnev struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Alexi Pintev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sunderland A.F.C.. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Servando Candela took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Alexi Pintev to make any attempt to save it. 66 minutes into the match, Tzonyo Stokov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexi Pintev. Ботев Пловдив's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tzonyo Stokov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Alexi Pintev was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Mihail Tzaribrodski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mihail Tzaribrodski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. If Servando Candela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ботев Пловдив's Brunko Barakovski got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mihail Tzaribrodski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ботев Пловдив's Damyan Boshnyakov got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Kliment Bachorski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 played minutes Sunderland A.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Servando Candela. 93 minutes into the match, Ботев Пловдив's Kliment Bachorski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roger Waters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brunko Barakovski 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. The Ботев Пловдив fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sunderland A.F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.