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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Luis-Enrique Padilla started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Vintilă Ghițulescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pericles Zárate was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. Sporting Burgas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Davor Šuker in the 4th minute. In the 5thth minute of the game Vintilă Ghițulescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Xirinella's Pericles Zárate was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cedro Pantoja got free with Pericles Zárate in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Gino Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Xirinella's supporters rose to their feet, but Gino Travassos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Álvaro Perpiñán breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 14 minutes into the match, Sporting Burgas's goal looked a bit too open when Luis-Enrique Padilla came free, but Álvaro Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ke Xiong Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pericles Zárate having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davor Šuker in the 26th minute of play forced Sporting Xirinella's goalkeeper Pericles Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Travassos in the 27th minute of play forced Sporting Burgas's goalkeeper Álvaro Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Gino Travassos 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis-Enrique Padilla in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Álvaro Perpiñán prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Sporting Burgas getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Joel Ferrer hit a great ball. Álvaro Perpiñán didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gumersindo Camaño went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 44 minutes into the match, Luis-Enrique Padilla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Perpiñán. Sporting Burgas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis-Enrique Padilla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davor Šuker in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pericles Zárate saved Sporting Xirinella from getting behind.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xiong Chen in the 63rd minute of play forced Sporting Xirinella's goalkeeper Pericles Zárate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sporting Burgas booed when Sporting Xirinella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Echavarri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Sporting Xirinella's Flavio Echavarri got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Sporting Xirinella's Miltiadis Maltezakis got a free kick in the 66th minute. Sporting Burgas's Antonio Fioriti was substituted for Vintilă Ghițulescu. In the 69th minute Antonio Fioriti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pericles Zárate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sporting Burgas were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Sporting Xirinella's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Davor Šuker took the corner. After 77 played minutes Sporting Burgas got a freekick which was hit by Seve Sevilla. When Gumersindo Camaño came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Sporting Xirinella fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gumersindo Camaño couldn't finish the play. In the 79th match minute, Sporting Xirinella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gumersindo Camaño to maneuver through the defense. Pericles Zárate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davor Šuker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes, Miltiadis Maltezakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Xirinella and the Sporting Burgas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Sporting Xirinella was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miltiadis Maltezakis to maneuver through the defense. Sporting Xirinella's Pericles Zárate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davor Šuker in the 84th minute of play. Álvaro Perpiñán made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Clemencin Patiño sent off a good shot on target. After 87 played minutes Sporting Xirinella got a freekick which was hit by Gumersindo Camaño. After 89 minutes, Coronel Carro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Xirinella and the Sporting Burgas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Xirinella's zone, Davor Šuker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pericles Zárate came out of the goal and Davor Šuker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Xirinella's zone, Antonio Fioriti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pericles Zárate came out of the goal and Antonio Fioriti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Sporting Burgas supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sporting Xirinella's performance. The match ended with a win for Sporting Xirinella.