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Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Laziali's Bratan Petkov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zapryan Aladzhov took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alastair Nicholls. Alastair Nicholls dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 8thth minute of the game Vergil Kisev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ustrem's Vladimir Gruychev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vergil Kisev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Gruychev having to interfere. Vladimir Gruychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bratan Petkov in the 12th minute of play. Vergil Kisev might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimir Gruychev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vergil Kisev ran back to his position shaking his head. Zapryan Aladzhov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Alastair Nicholls tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 22 minutes of play, FC Ustrem's Velimir Ashikov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alastair Nicholls was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 25 minutes, Ruslan Nelov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laziali and the FC Ustrem players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Ustrem booed when Laziali was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Nelov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Velimir Ashikov came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the FC Ustrem 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 Velimir Ashikov couldn't finish the play. When Vladislav Chobanov fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Ustrem's protests and gave Vladislav Chobanov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, FC Ustrem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladislav Chobanov to maneuver through the defense. Bratan Petkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vladimir Gruychev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vergil Kisev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimir Gruychev having to interfere. Bratan Petkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vergil Kisev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vladimir Gruychev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bratan Petkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Gruychev stood somewhat misplaced when Vergil Kisev came free in front of goal and shot 1-2 to the left of him in the 47 minute. After the first half FC Ustrem were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Velimir Ashikov was the one to do the kick off. Ruslan Nelov kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Vergil Kisev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Laziali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 66 played minutes FC Ustrem got a freekick which was hit by Trifon Sashov. Svetlozar Butev charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Svetlozar Butev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Svetlozar Butev. 74 minutes into the match, Bratan Petkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vladimir Gruychev. FC Ustrem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bratan Petkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 80 minutes into the game, Laziali's Bratan Petkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vladimir Gruychev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. A collision led to FC Ustrem getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Emiliyan Gevrenov hit a great ball. Vladislav Chobanov hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Laziali's Vergil Kisev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Gruychev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vergil Kisev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vladimir Gruychev having to make a save. Vladimir Gruychev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vergil Kisev went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-2 was the resulting score. Laziali's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.