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Manolitsch
Spectators: 8972 (Terracing: 6700, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Masov took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, ПФК „Славия“'s goal looked a bit too open when Bayan Dzhonov came free, but Fredrik Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roman Masov during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roman Masov kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Capricorn's goalkeeper Stoycho Guslekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute Roman Masov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Ahlén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ПФК „Славия“'s Fredrik Ahlén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Masov in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 18 minutes, Roman Masov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capricorn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Masov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zdravko Bolyukov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stoycho Guslekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Yonko Torlashki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stoycho Guslekov firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 23rd minute, Kaloyan Nikolaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roman Masov took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fredrik Ahlén. Fredrik Ahlén 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. 31 minutes into the match, ПФК „Славия“'s goal looked a bit too open when Roman Masov came free, but Fredrik Ahlén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Sergey Derventski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fredrik Ahlén was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. ПФК „Славия“'s Fredrik Ahlén played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Masov in the 36th minute of play. If Boncho Velyanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Roman Masov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Ahlén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Roman Masov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fredrik Ahlén was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Roland Smolarek's late challenge caught a Capricorn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roland Smolarek helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Roland Smolarek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Paun Gopov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ПФК „Славия“ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Capricorn were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zdravko Bolyukov to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Valcho Denchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Sergey Derventski put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Fredrik Ahlén. 66 minutes into the match, ПФК „Славия“'s goalkeeper Fredrik Ahlén had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Masov. In the 71stth minute of the game Sergey Derventski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ПФК „Славия“'s Fredrik Ahlén was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fredrik Ahlén made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Roman Masov sent off a good shot on target. Valcho Denchev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fredrik Ahlén read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. ПФК „Славия“'s Fredrik Ahlén proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ПФК „Славия“ from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute Capricorn were awarded a corner. Valcho Denchev went to the cornerflag to take it. Roman Masov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Fredrik Ahlén made a huge save. When Bayan Dzhonov fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Capricorn's protests and gave Bayan Dzhonov a yellow card for diving instead. Bayan Dzhonov kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Fredrik Ahlén was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Sergey Derventski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sergey Derventski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Roman Masov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Fredrik Ahlén made a huge save. Capricorn played a much better game than ПФК „Славия“ and deserved their victory. The ПФК „Славия“ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.