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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Botev Plovdiv 1912's Stayko Kalugerov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avgustin Pekin in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Velyo Vidolov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paun Pastuhov in the 6th minute of play forced Botev Plovdiv 1912's goalkeeper Stayko Kalugerov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Goal's Prokopi Kabzamalov got a free kick in the 7th minute. Prokopi Kabzamalov got his second yellow card in the match during the 11th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Gonzo Goal's Prokopi Kabzamalov got a free kick in the 12th minute. Toshko Moldovanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Romeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 17 played minutes Gonzo Goal got a freekick which was hit by Mito Balyuchev. In the 21st minute Petko Lyubchenkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Moldovanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Botev Plovdiv 1912's zone, Mito Balyuchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stayko Kalugerov came out of the goal and Mito Balyuchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stayko Kalugerov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avgustin Pekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Botev Plovdiv 1912 getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Paul Romeo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Avgustin Pekin in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stayko Kalugerov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Mito Balyuchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gonzo Goal's supporters rose to their feet, but Mito Balyuchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stayko Kalugerov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Bayan Kasapov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Botev Plovdiv 1912's Bayan Kasapov suffered a sprained foot after 43 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peyo Chervenski during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Botev Plovdiv 1912 made a substitution. Ivan Kmetov replaced Bayan Kasapov. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paul Romeo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, one of Botev Plovdiv 1912: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 Botev Plovdiv 1912. When Ivan Kmetov came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Botev Plovdiv 1912 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 Ivan Kmetov couldn't finish the play. Toshko Moldovanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Romeo in the 57th minute of the match. Stayko Kalugerov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mito Balyuchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute Ivan Kmetov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Moldovanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Doychin Penelov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toshko Moldovanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Romeo in the 68th minute of play. After 70 minutes, Avgustin Pekin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gonzo Goal and the Botev Plovdiv 1912 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 71 minutes into the match, Ivan Kmetov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Gonzo Goal's Toshko Moldovanov. Toshko Moldovanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Ivan Kmetov came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Botev Plovdiv 1912 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 Ivan Kmetov couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute Ivan Kmetov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toshko Moldovanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, Botev Plovdiv 1912 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Romeo to maneuver through the defense. When Botev Plovdiv 1912's Paul Romeo in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gonzo Goal's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Paul Romeo put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Toshko Moldovanov. Petko Lyubchenkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toshko Moldovanov having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Botev Plovdiv 1912 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.