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Христо Ботев
Spectators: 8463 (Terracing: 6348, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bastian Caes took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Avgustin Shtonov. Alexander Gurkov hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Antonio Sefer in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalie prevented a goal. Stavri Potzkov kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match, Antonio Sefer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Spiridon Milanov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Antonio Sefer succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Maksim Kindekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasen Kichev in the 22nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Yasen Kichev put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Maksim Kindekov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bastian Caes got free with Spiridon Milanov in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spiridon Milanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafal Klimkiewicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bastian Caes got free with Spiridon Milanov in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute of the match ПФК Ботев Пловдив got a corner. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Julio-César Hernandez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Julio-César Hernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spiridon Milanov having to interfere. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Maksim Kindekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Gurkov in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Rafal Klimkiewicz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПФК Ботев Пловдив fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yasen Kichev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Yasen Kichev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Sefer in the 57th minute of play forced ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper Spiridon Milanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Sefer came free, but Spiridon Milanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 defense, Bastian Caes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Spiridon Milanov. The ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Spiridon Milanov should have stopped the shot. Veselin Achkov kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Antonio Sefer took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spiridon Milanov. Spiridon Milanov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Julio-César Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spiridon Milanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio-César Hernandez in the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Rafal Klimkiewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafal Klimkiewicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spiridon Milanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio-César Hernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spiridon Milanov 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 79th minute. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Klimkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spiridon Milanov came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by ПФК Ботев Пловдив's Rafal Klimkiewicz. But to his dismay, Rafal Klimkiewicz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 89 minutes into the match, Julio-César Hernandez notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov. Spiridon Milanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Klimkiewicz in the 94th minute of play forced ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper Spiridon Milanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 defense, Julio-César Hernandez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Spiridon Milanov. The ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Spiridon Milanov should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that ПФК Ботев Пловдив were the better team. ПФК Ботев Пловдив's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.