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Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Botev Plovdiv 1912's Dafin Pastirov 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. In the 2nd match minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasil Shterionov to maneuver through the defense. Ariel Ur made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Dafin Pastirov sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dafin Pastirov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dafin Pastirov got free with Ariel Ur in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zlatin Baldev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfonso Urko went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute, Vasil Shterionov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfonso Urko struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Zlatin Baldev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LegionArgentina. Ariel Ur was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Velcho Botzov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Velcho Botzov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 35th minute Eleuterio Polo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zlatin Baldev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Vanov lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 37th minute, Gabriel Vanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Botev Plovdiv 1912's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfonso Urko was slow to take the kick. During this time LegionArgentina's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velcho Botzov in the 43rd minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Bertol hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Botev Plovdiv 1912's Igor Pisarski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 48 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vasil Shterionov. Disappointed in the 1-4 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 Alfonso Urko made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Botev Plovdiv 1912's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Urko came free, but Zlatin Baldev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute of the match Arnaldo Bertol sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zlatin Baldev skillfully saved the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Igor Pisarski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Ur. LegionArgentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Pisarski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Vencho Ushkolov charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vencho Ushkolov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Vencho Ushkolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zlatin Baldev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Urko, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. If Velcho Botzov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ariel Ur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velcho Botzov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Velcho Botzov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Zlatin Baldev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Botev Plovdiv 1912 from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Velcho Botzov in the 90th minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Ariel Ur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LegionArgentina's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.