Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's Stanislav Búlgarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diamantino Nunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Stanislav Búlgarov 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. Diamantino Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 11th minute of the match. Teodoro Gonsalve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 22nd minute of the match. Nikolay Karpuzov made a great header on Bulgaria's corner, it was just that ФК Фанагория's Diamantino Nunes managed to reach the ball for a save. Bulgaria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nikolay Karpuzov in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Bulgaria were awarded a corner. Nikolay Karpuzov went to the cornerflag to take it. Diamantino Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 36th minute. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brent-Jan Turpin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. If Marko Ruskov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bulgaria's Stanislav Búlgarov got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stanislav Búlgarov was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Stanislav Búlgarov made a precise shot to the right of Diamantino Nunes. ФК Фанагория's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brent-Jan Turpin in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitomir Starokin saved Bulgaria from getting behind. In the 55th minute Marko Ruskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Károly Csányi struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Vitomir Starokin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК Фанагория. Bulgaria made a substitution. Parvan Dakelov replaced Marko Ruskov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Parvan Dakelov in the 62nd minute of play forced ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Diamantino Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ФК Фанагория's Diamantino Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Búlgarov in the 66th minute of play. After having played for 70 minutes, Stanislav Búlgarov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulgaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislav Búlgarov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Búlgarov in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diamantino Nunes saved ФК Фанагория from getting behind. Nikolay Karpuzov made a great header on Bulgaria's corner, it was just that ФК Фанагория's Diamantino Nunes managed to reach the ball for a save. Diamantino Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Parvan Dakelov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanislav Búlgarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Nunes having to interfere. After having played for 82 minutes, Parvan Dakelov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulgaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Parvan Dakelov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Parvan Dakelov in the 89th minute of play forced ФК Фанагория's goalkeeper Diamantino Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diamantino Nunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Búlgarov's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Diamantino Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bulgaria fans cheered their team off the field, for while ФК Фанагория had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.