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Gerena
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerardo Oskitz got the match started through his kick off. Rostislav Kulichev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antoni Kirliev's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute Valko Koshov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzanyo Chonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Kalin Todorchev fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TRAFFIC FC's protests and gave Kalin Todorchev a yellow card for diving instead. FC Old Dogs United's Bertil Jonsson was substituted for Gerardo Oskitz. Rostislav Kulichev had in the 14thth minute some difficulties stopping Antoni Kirliev's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 14th minute, Antoni Kirliev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Old Dogs United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 16 minutes into the match, FC Old Dogs United's goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Baltas came free, but Tzanyo Chonkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rostislav Kulichev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Jonsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by TRAFFIC FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Czeslaw Mios was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Old Dogs United's players had a chance to rest. In the 26th minute, Garth Basham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tzanyo Chonkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Tzanyo Chonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Basham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, TRAFFIC FC's Omar Oruña got a free kick in the 36th minute. William Alin kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Bertil Jonsson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rostislav Kulichev. Bertil Jonsson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerardo Claus was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, TRAFFIC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Kirliev came free, but Rostislav Kulichev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bertil Jonsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rostislav Kulichev was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Tzanyo Chonkov made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Garth Basham sent off a good shot on target. Czeslaw Mios kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Kalin Todorchev was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rostislav Kulichev had in the 66thth minute some difficulties stopping Antoni Kirliev's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After taking down the ball on FC Old Dogs United's corner Czeslaw Mios fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rostislav Kulichev quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the TRAFFIC FC defense, Bertil Jonsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rostislav Kulichev. The TRAFFIC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rostislav Kulichev should have stopped the shot. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoni Kirliev in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of TRAFFIC FC booed when FC Old Dogs United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobrin Tzúrkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Jonsson in the 80th minute of play forced TRAFFIC FC's goalkeeper Rostislav Kulichev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Bertil Jonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertil Jonsson in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rostislav Kulichev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rostislav Kulichev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoni Kirliev in the 88th minute of the match. Rostislav Kulichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Jonsson in the 91st minute of play. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Jonsson in the 91st minute of play. Czeslaw Mios hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Bertil Jonsson scored 4-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rostislav Kulichev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Old Dogs United fans cheered their team off the field, for while TRAFFIC FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.