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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Berganza took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Tolis Lazaridis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcos Cotilla. Marcos Cotilla yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Violet Skerlev came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Violet Skerlev in the 15th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Violet Skerlev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panama's Marcos Cotilla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute, Bogdan Kondov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Cotilla was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Violet Skerlev in the 24th minute. If Abraham Alguacil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 27 played minutes Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a freekick which was hit by Violet Skerlev. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Kondov in the 30th minute of play. If Isidoro Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Panama's Marcos Cotilla got control of the ball when Tolis Lazaridis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Violet Skerlevs short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Marcos Cotilla to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 41 minutes into the match, Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Violet Skerlev came free, but Marcos Cotilla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Isidoro Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Biser Mihailov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Tolis Lazaridis made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Lokomotiv Plovdiv's corner Neycho Loboshki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcos Cotilla quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Andon Rakovski hit a great ball. Biser Mihailov was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Abraham Alguacil. In the 61st minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Cotilla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 67 played minutes Panama got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Sarmiento. In the 70th minute of the match Panama got a corner. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jose Carita hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Bogdan Kondov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 88 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but Biser Mihailov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abraham Alguacil in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Biser Mihailov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolis Lazaridis in the 93rd minute of play forced Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Biser Mihailov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Berganza in the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans cheered their team off the field, for while Panama had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.