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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Willem Migneault started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Sporting Burgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Checa Gandia to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Beller in the 5th minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th match minute, Sporting Burgas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leobardo Briso to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute Stefan Beller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Perpiñán came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Zelg FC's Stefan Beller. But to his dismay, Stefan Beller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Dorian Kaestner hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Galo Campos got free with Aurelius Bolduc in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Álvaro Perpiñán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Beller in the 19th minute of the match. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willem Migneault in the 21st minute of play. Álvaro Perpiñán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Beller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Stefan Beller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Álvaro Perpiñán was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Álvaro Perpiñán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurentius Amberg in the 31st minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Zelg FC got a freekick which was hit by Dorian Kaestner. 33 minutes into the match, Zelg FC's goal looked a bit too open when Telo Nunez came free, but Aurelius Bolduc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Beller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute Stefan Beller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sporting Burgas! Álvaro Perpiñán went to the wrong direction when Garron Korner was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Telo Nunez to make the kick off. Checa Gandia's late challenge caught a Zelg FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Checa Gandia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st minute, Checa Gandia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Álvaro Perpiñán made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willem Migneault in the 62nd minute. Stefan Beller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 77th minute, Willem Migneault reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Álvaro Perpiñán. The goal made the score 0-3. Sporting Burgas's Álvaro Perpiñán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Burgas from getting a goal against them. Aurelius Bolduc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Telo Nunez in the 87th minute of play. Stefan Beller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Álvaro Perpiñán read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Galo Campos 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. After a rather tough play, Sporting Burgas's Nerio Silva got a free kick in the 95th minute. Zelg FC played a much better game than Sporting Burgas and deserved their victory. The Sporting Burgas players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.