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Victory Arena
Spectators: 9262 (Terracing: 6948, Seating: 2130, VIP seats: 184) Victory FC's Tomislav Batakliev 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. 2 minutes into the match, Victory FC's Tomislav Batakliev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nayden Vúlev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 4th minute Valko Nanyov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyuboslav Fudulov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Alvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lyuboslav Fudulov was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. A collision led to Victory FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ascencio Cartagena hit a great ball. Lyuboslav Fudulov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignacio Alvarez's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Alvarez in the 18th minute of play forced Victory FC's goalkeeper Lyuboslav Fudulov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match GARGOYLES got a corner. Victory FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ignacio Alvarez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nayden Vúlev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo Hadzhipetkov in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's goal looked a bit too open when Ivo Hadzhipetkov came free, but Nayden Vúlev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Ignacio Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyuboslav Fudulov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyuboslav Fudulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Alvarez in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignacio Alvarez in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lyuboslav Fudulov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, one of GARGOYLES:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for GARGOYLES. In the 39th match minute, GARGOYLES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoni Proshev to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Ivo Hadzhipetkov in the 39th minute really tested Nayden Vúlev's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Victory FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valko Nanyov came free, but Lyuboslav Fudulov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Laureano Medina could shoot a difficult shot in the 44th minute, which Nayden Vúlev however easily saved by the left post. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Victory FC made a substitution. Leif Håkansson replaced Damyan Ostrev. Victory FC's Tzolo Marchovski was substituted for Laureano Medina. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ignacio Alvarez to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Victory FC's goalkeeper Lyuboslav Fudulov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valko Nanyov. In the 54th minute GARGOYLES were awarded a corner. Ignacio Alvarez went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ignacio Alvarez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lyuboslav Fudulov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Slavyan Mechkuev sped through Victory FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lyuboslav Fudulov. 59 minutes into the match, GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lyuboslav Fudulov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Victory FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Boyko Koynov hit a great ball. Ignacio Alvarezs short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Lyuboslav Fudulov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ignacio Alvarez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Lyuboslav Fudulov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lyuboslav Fudulov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Alvarez in the 74th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Ignacio Alvarez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lyuboslav Fudulov, 1-3. Lyuboslav Fudulov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Alvarez in the 76th minute. Lyuboslav Fudulov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when GARGOYLES's Ignacio Alvarez shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Thanks to some nice moves Ignacio Alvarez could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Lyuboslav Fudulov however easily saved by the left post. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Naycho Dotzov advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-5 in the 81st minute. A hard shot 85 in the game by Ignacio Alvarez from a close distance when the talented Lyuboslav Fudulov managed to make a qualified save. Victory FC's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Håkansson in the 87th minute of play forced GARGOYLES's goalkeeper Nayden Vúlev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Victory FC's Lyuboslav Fudulov got control of the ball when Ignacio Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Kerkenezov in the 95th minute of play forced GARGOYLES's goalkeeper Nayden Vúlev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Although Victory FC had been in control for most of the match, GARGOYLES still came away with the win.