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Spectators: 9227 (Terracing: 6900, Seating: 2147, VIP seats: 180) Birmingham City F.C.'s Luis Alberto Suárez 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. Zdravko Artúkov kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. When Tzvetelin Kopoev came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Birmingham City F.C. 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 Tzvetelin Kopoev couldn't finish the play. After having played for 8 minutes, Toshko Mihailov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Созополи's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toshko Mihailov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erland Boberg in the 10th minute of play forced ФК Созополи's goalkeeper Lilko Dúrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ФК Созополи's Toshko Mihailov in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Birmingham City F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhivko Kudev in the 13th minute of play forced ФК Созополи's goalkeeper Lilko Dúrov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhivko Kudev in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Toshko Mihailov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stayko Bobekov, 1-0. Tencho Bosev hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Luis Alberto Suárez struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Lilko Dúrov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birmingham City F.C.. 32 minutes into the match, Birmingham City F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pantaley Mironov came free, but Stayko Bobekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Toshko Mihailov struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Stayko Bobekov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК Созополи. Lilko Dúrov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Alberto Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, ФК Созополи's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Alberto Suárez came free, but Lilko Dúrov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, ФК Созополи's Toshko Mihailov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stayko Bobekov. Stayko Bobekov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Alberto Suárez in the 45th minute of play. Ikonom Chushev kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toshko Mihailov to make the kick off. Anastas Nanev kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. After 54 played minutes, ФК Созополи's Zdravko Artúkov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stayko Bobekov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ФК Созополи reached it. In the 56th match minute, ФК Созополи was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tencho Bosev to maneuver through the defense. Zhivko Kudev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Lilko Dúrov made a huge save. ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save ФК Созополи from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov got control of the ball when Erland Boberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Birmingham City F.C.'s Stayko Bobekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toshko Mihailov in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Pantaley Mironov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ФК Созополи made a substitution. Samuil Bozev replaced Jean-Sébastien Nedellec. Birmingham City F.C. made a substitution. Peycho Zvezdanov replaced Zhivko Kudev. Pantaley Mironov kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Luis Alberto Suárez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Lilko Dúrov made a huge save. Lilko Dúrov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erland Boberg in the 73rd minute of play. Amador Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, ФК Созополи's Toshko Mihailov made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stayko Bobekov was left in no man's land by his defense there! ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ФК Созополи from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute, Toshko Mihailov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Созополи fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Lilko Dúrov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Alberto Suárez in the 86th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Luis Alberto Suárez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilko Dúrov was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. ФК Созополи's Lilko Dúrov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Alberto Suárez in the 89th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Toshko Mihailov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stayko Bobekov. Birmingham City F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toshko Mihailov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. If Toshko Mihailov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 97 minutes into the match, Birmingham City F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Toshko Mihailov came free, but Stayko Bobekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ФК Созополи fans cheered their team off the field, for while Birmingham City F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.