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Bulgaria
Spectators: 8063 (Terracing: 6049, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Domenico Hooper started the match with the kick off. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenico Hooper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Brannik's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Noel came free, but Robert Bambas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, FC West Palm Beach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonah Anderson to maneuver through the defense. Raphael Barnhart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Brannik's Robert Bambas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Kellbom in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Hooper in the 15th minute of play forced FC West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pat Holcomb in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Hooper in the 17th minute of play forced FC West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, FC West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pejko Milenkov. In the 21st minute, Jonatan Kellbom ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Bambas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to FC West Palm Beach getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Carl Vang hit a great ball. When Domenico Hooper came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Brannik 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 Domenico Hooper couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domenico Hooper in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudinho Taffarel saved FC West Palm Beach from getting behind. Jonatan Kellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Sebastian Langston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Hooper in the 34th minute of play forced FC West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Omblets came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Claudinho Taffarel could save by the left post. Robert Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Noel, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. FC West Palm Beach's Pablo Mooney managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pejko Milenkov in the 41 minute of the game. In the 42nd minute, Pejko Milenkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, FC West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Omblets. FC West Palm Beach were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Brannik's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wincent Domaracki took the corner. FC West Palm Beach's Wincent Domaracki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Robert Bambas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonatan Kellbom stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paul Noel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Robert Bambas made a huge save. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domenico Hooper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC West Palm Beach's Claudinho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Omblets in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of FC West Palm Beach booed when Brannik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sherwood Rooney didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Brannik's Carlo Dempsey seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Carlo Dempsey the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Brannik protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Carlo Dempsey had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Brannik! The referee gave FC West Palm Beach a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Wincent Domaracki, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Brannik's Robert Bambas. 0-2. Sherwood Rooney kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Brannik booed when FC West Palm Beach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Noel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pat Holcomb in the 82nd minute of play. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Omblets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Omblets, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pat Holcomb in the 88th minute of play. Robert Bambas made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Paul Noel sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Noel got free with Robert Bambas in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robert Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Mooney, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. FC West Palm Beach's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.