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Grivata Arena
Spectators: 8602 (Terracing: 6453, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 171) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eero Grönholm got the match started through his kick off. ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's 叶军勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trendafil Tashevski in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, FC Grivata's goal looked a bit too open when Nils De Geutter came free, but Thomas Sørensen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 叶军勇 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Grönholm in the 10th minute of the match. If Nils De Geutter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slavey Kozovski to maneuver through the defense. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mira Colas in the 16th minute of the match. Thomas Sørensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Wei Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after FC Grivata's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kubrat Halachev took the corner. Yane Malashevski made a great header on ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's corner, it was just that FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 22nd minute ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА were awarded a corner. Kubrat Halachev went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Mai Wei Le managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thomas Sørensen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Barreto in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Barreto in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Sørensen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 叶军勇 made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Eero Grönholm sent off a good shot on target. The corner ended in Antonio Dino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's 叶军勇 did a great save. FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Wei Le in the 33rd minute of play. Nils De Geutter hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils De Geutter in the 37th minute of play. After 39 played minutes FC Grivata got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Dino. ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's 叶军勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trendafil Tashevski in the 45th minute of play. 48 minutes into the game, ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's Mira Colas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Sørensen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mira Colas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58thth minute of the game Eero Grönholm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's 叶军勇 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thomas Sørensen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kubrat Halachev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Sørensen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's Francisco Barreto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 76thth minute of the game Eero Grönholm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's 叶军勇 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mai Wei Le's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thomas Sørensen firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 79 played minutes FC Grivata got a freekick which was hit by Slavey Kozovski. After some careless play in the FC Grivata defense, Francisco Barreto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Sørensen. The FC Grivata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Sørensen should have stopped the shot. In the 85thth minute of the game Francisco Barreto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Grivata's Thomas Sørensen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Grivata were furious when Lyuben Dimiev was red carded, 87 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Thanks to some nice moves Kubrat Halachev could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Thomas Sørensen however easily saved by the left post. In the 90th match minute, FC Grivata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arhangel Vergov to maneuver through the defense. Slavey Kozovski hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Francisco Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Thomas Sørensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА's zone, Antonio Dino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 叶军勇 came out of the goal and Antonio Dino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ФК СПАРТАК 1918 ВАРНА walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.