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Lauton Park
Spectators: 8464 (Terracing: 6349, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) Şenol Uma started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Erramun Folgueira hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Preslav Maradzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nacho Barbutski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vladimir Tomanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erramun Folgueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vancho Zarchev fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MIAMI SHARKS's protests and gave Vancho Zarchev a yellow card for diving instead. Vancho Zarchev kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şenol Uma in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimir Tomanov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Şenol Uma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruslan Brúmbarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Barbutski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şenol Uma scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vladimir Tomanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stayko Sirkarov hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Thanks to MIAMI SHARKS's goalie finding himself so far out he could grab the ball Ilcho Argirov tried to make a shot after getting passed the defense. Ruslan Brúmbarov seemed to really have strength and confidence after that save. With a little luck, MIAMI SHARKS's Ruslan Brúmbarov got control of the ball when Nacho Barbutski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nacho Barbutski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nacho Barbutski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruslan Brúmbarov having to make a save. 63 minutes into the match, MIAMI SHARKS's Şenol Uma sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladimir Tomanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stayko Sirkarov made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Loko Plovdiv's Kalin Mitrushev. Ruslan Brúmbarov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Barbutski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Şenol Uma 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. Ruslan Brúmbarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilcho Argirov in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of MIAMI SHARKS booed when Loko Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Cluceru didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Erramun Folgueira made a precise shot to the right of Vladimir Tomanov. Loko Plovdiv's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 75 minutes into the match, Loko Plovdiv's goalkeeper Vladimir Tomanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erramun Folgueira. Nacho Barbutski scored 1-3 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruslan Brúmbarov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruslan Brúmbarov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stancho Vunov in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Nacho Barbutski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruslan Brúmbarov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Şenol Uma could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Vladimir Tomanov made a huge save. The MIAMI SHARKS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MIAMI SHARKS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.