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Spectators: 8400 (Terracing: 6314, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mito Gerchev started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Fabio Kanavaros notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of MIZIA's Krum Zhirov. Krum Zhirov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 6 minutes into the match, MIZIA's goal looked a bit too open when Nedko Vatov came free, but Krum Zhirov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krum Zhirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedko Vatov in the 7th minute of the match. Krum Zhirov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Kanavaros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, one of MIZIA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. MIZIA:s Krum Zhirov showed great skill when he stopped Timur Achuev:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Kanavaros in the 23rd minute of play forced MIZIA's goalkeeper Krum Zhirov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Krum Zhirov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evstati Kiradzhiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, FC Gurbanovtsi's goalkeeper Vilhelm Palonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rusi Chergarov. Nedko Vatov scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Krum Zhirov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Timur Achuev placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Fabio Kanavaros made the kick off in the second half. Krum Zhirov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evstati Kiradzhiyski, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. A collision led to FC Gurbanovtsi getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Paolo Matia hit a great ball. Krum Zhirov made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Fabio Kanavaros sent off a good shot on target. Fabio Kanavaros took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Krum Zhirov. Krum Zhirov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. MIZIA's Krum Zhirov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timur Achuev in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, one of MIZIA: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 MIZIA. Timur Achuev scored 0-4 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Krum Zhirov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the match, MIZIA's goalkeeper Krum Zhirov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nedko Vatov. A collision led to FC Gurbanovtsi getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Timur Achuev hit a great ball. Krum Zhirov made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Fabio Kanavaros sent off a good shot on target. Krum Zhirov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nedko Vatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vilhelm Palonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rusi Chergarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Gurbanovtsi's Vilhelm Palonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valko Etimov in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Gurbanovtsi's Paolo Matia got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After 97 played minutes Evstati Kiradzhiyski rounded MIZIA's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5.