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Kraynitsi St
Spectators: 8488 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 2138, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nickolaj Nickerson made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Nickolaj Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anzhelo Gyurov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ognyan Pironkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobrin Dorovski in the 4th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Dobrin Dorovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ognyan Pironkov. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dobrin Dorovski in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ognyan Pironkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leandro Fidencio made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Belasitsa P's Rashko Simonski. Leandro Fidencio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Pirates booed when Belasitsa P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiro Laguna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nickolaj Nickerson might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anzhelo Gyurov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nickolaj Nickerson ran back to his position shaking his head. Dobrin Dorovski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ognyan Pironkov made a huge save. Anzhelo Gyurov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the match, Belasitsa P's Dobrin Dorovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ognyan Pironkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nickolaj Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Belasitsa P's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Anzhelo Gyurov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belasitsa P's Dobrin Dorovski got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Belasitsa P getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ramiro Laguna hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Petyo Gergovski made the kick off in the second half. Ognyan Pironkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobrin Dorovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute FC Pirates were awarded a corner. Toma Drashanski went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Bayan Pantev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belasitsa P's Anzhelo Gyurov did a great save. In the 63rd minute Dobrin Dorovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ognyan Pironkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anzhelo Gyurov made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Nickolaj Nickerson sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Saku Villanen in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Belasitsa P's Rashko Simonski. The audience was convinced that Dobrin Dorovski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ognyan Pironkov was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Belasitsa P's zone, Peter Flaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anzhelo Gyurov came out of the goal and Peter Flaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute, Peter Flaa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anzhelo Gyurov. The goal made the score 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.