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JUVENTOS STADIUM
Spectators: 7551 (Terracing: 6319, Seating: 1230, VIP seats: 2) ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Bastian Caes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Maksim Kindekov got control of the ball when Radko Tachev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maksim Kindekov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Brożek, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Antonio Sefer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Blagoy Tzekin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, Jean Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Sefer in the 17th minute of play forced FC JUVENTUS's goalkeeper Blagoy Tzekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blagoy Tzekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Klimkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. FC JUVENTUS's Blagoy Tzekin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Klimkiewicz in the 27th minute of play. Maksim Kindekov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pawel Brożek in the 29th minute. The supporters of ПФК Ботев Пловдив booed when FC JUVENTUS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentim Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blagoy Tzekin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean Sousa went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. FC JUVENTUS's Blagoy Tzekin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio-César Hernandez in the 39th minute of play. Maksim Kindekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pawel Brożek in the 41st minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eric Gorcea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radko Tachev in the 57th minute of play forced ПФК Ботев Пловдив's goalkeeper Maksim Kindekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Javier Isusko fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC JUVENTUS's protests and gave Javier Isusko a yellow card for diving instead. Blagoy Tzekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Sefer in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC JUVENTUS's Encho Spahiyski got a free kick in the 61st minute. Blagoy Tzekin made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Bastian Caes sent off a good shot on target. Blagoy Tzekin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Julio-César Hernandez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 63 minute of play. Antonio Sefer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Blagoy Tzekin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After 69 minutes, Yoakim Sinapov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC JUVENTUS and the ПФК Ботев Пловдив players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Antônio Carlos Netto fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC JUVENTUS's protests and gave Antônio Carlos Netto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC JUVENTUS's Antônio Carlos Netto got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Rafal Klimkiewicz took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Blagoy Tzekin. Blagoy Tzekin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. After having played for 79 minutes, Julio-César Hernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julio-César Hernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dariusz Rakowicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maksim Kindekov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dariusz Rakowicz ran back to his position shaking his head. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Maksim Kindekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radko Tachev in the 81st minute of play. Bastian Caes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Blagoy Tzekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, FC JUVENTUS's goalkeeper Blagoy Tzekin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bastian Caes. After a defensive mix-up in ПФК Ботев Пловдив's zone, Radko Tachev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maksim Kindekov came out of the goal and Radko Tachev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC JUVENTUS booed when ПФК Ботев Пловдив was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bastian Caes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafal Klimkiewicz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Blagoy Tzekin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match was over ПФК Ботев Пловдив could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC JUVENTUS throughout the match.