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Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) De Kasteelheren's Christiaan Wilson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 6th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 9 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Bocho Nikolchev came free, but Bernard Mülder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of De Kasteelheren booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radan Bagalev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefano Zijden received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Evlogi Lukanov came out and tried to block the shot, but Stefano Zijden slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Bernard Mülder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bocho Nikolchev in the 18th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match Lokomotiv Plovdiv got a corner. De Kasteelheren's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lyudmil Karadashki ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Ganchev in the 23rd minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Bernard Mülder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of De Kasteelheren booed when Lokomotiv Plovdiv was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Goran Milachkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evlogi Lukanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefano Zijden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute Bocho Nikolchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernard Mülder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to De Kasteelheren getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Hub Groten hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match, Christiaan Wilson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Evlogi Lukanov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavril Karandzhulov in the 36th minute of play. Bernard Mülder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Ganchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Ivan Ganchev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bernard Mülder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavril Karandzhulov, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Ganchev was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luc Eiting to maneuver through the defense. When the match had been going on for 59 minutes, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Lyudmil Karadashki got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bernard Mülder. Goran Milachkov made in the 62nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Yavor Pútnikov. Bernard Mülder made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gavril Karandzhulov sent off a good shot on target. De Kasteelheren's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Ivan Ganchev scored to the left of an out of position Bernard Mülder, making the score, 2-2. Ivan Ganchev in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bernard Mülder, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Ivan Ganchev sped through De Kasteelheren's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bernard Mülder. Evlogi Lukanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefano Zijden in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Sjef Klein came free, but Evlogi Lukanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Ganchev in the 87th minute of play forced De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Bernard Mülder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Bernard Mülder got control of the ball when Ivan Ganchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 98 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's Stefano Zijden sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Evlogi Lukanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Lokomotiv Plovdiv players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.