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Gurbanovtsi Arena
Spectators: 8281 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabio Kanavaros made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Nirvana booed when FC Gurbanovtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nedko Vatov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, FC Gurbanovtsi's Nedko Vatov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Toni Gúrdakov. Toni Gúrdakov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dragolyub Vragov got free with Toni Gúrdakov in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute, FC Gurbanovtsi's Timur Achuev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Toni Gúrdakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evstati Kiradzhiyski in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Huben Angelski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vilhelm Palonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Nirvana's Toni Gúrdakov got control of the ball when Timur Achuev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute Evstati Kiradzhiyski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Gúrdakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bone Rochev made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nirvana's Maksim Tasev. Vilhelm Palonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huben Angelski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toni Gúrdakov made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Nedko Vatov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Balaguer in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Gurbanovtsi's goalkeeper Vilhelm Palonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toni Gúrdakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedko Vatov in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Timur Achuev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Toni Gúrdakov. Timur Achuev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 45th match minute, Nirvana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorel Mititel to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dorel Mititel to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Nirvana's Miroslav Tingarov got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Dobrin Dinev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Gúrdakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evstati Kiradzhiyski in the 57th minute of play forced Nirvana's goalkeeper Toni Gúrdakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Fabio Kanavaros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Gúrdakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Evstati Kiradzhiyski made a precise shot to the right of Toni Gúrdakov. Nirvana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 66th minute, Evstati Kiradzhiyski made a precise shot to the right of Toni Gúrdakov. Nirvana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Toni Gúrdakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Kanavaros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nirvana's Toni Gúrdakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timur Achuev in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Nirvana's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Vatov came free, but Toni Gúrdakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 minutes, Maksim Tasev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nirvana and the FC Gurbanovtsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes Nirvana got a freekick which was hit by Maksim Tasev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timur Achuev in the 76th minute of play forced Nirvana's goalkeeper Toni Gúrdakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Nirvana's Miroslav Tingarov got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Kanavaros got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Yanaki Doykin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, FC Gurbanovtsi's Fabio Kanavaros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Toni Gúrdakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Toni Gúrdakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedko Vatov in the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Fabio Kanavaros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toni Gúrdakov. Nirvana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabio Kanavaros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Toni Gúrdakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Kanavaros in the 93rd minute of play.