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Стадион ШИПКА°23
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yasen Kichev kicked off to start the match. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandro Nesta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Aleksandro Nesta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spiridon Milanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goal looked a bit too open when Azam Swee came free, but Spiridon Milanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, Knights Templar's Aleksandro Nesta made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Spiridon Milanov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Spiridon Milanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Atauri in the 11th minute of play. Spiridon Milanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksandro Nesta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Enrique do Vale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Spiridon Milanov. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrique do Vale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 22 minutes into the game, Knights Templar's Enrique do Vale nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spiridon Milanov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Spiridon Milanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique do Vale in the 24th minute of the match. Veselin Achkov kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandro Nesta in the 27th 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 27 minutes, Violet Petev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Knights Templar and the ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Knights Templar getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Violet Petev hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Radomir Medarov threw himself towards the right post 28 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alexander Gurkov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 32 played minutes ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 got a freekick which was hit by Stavri Potzkov. In the 33rd minute of the match Enrique do Vale sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Spiridon Milanov skillfully saved the ball. Spiridon Milanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sava Dodov in the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Stavri Potzkov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Knights Templar the free kick. In the 36th match minute, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavri Potzkov to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Violet Petev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's Spiridon Milanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Violet Petev in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Knights Templar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sava Dodov to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Knights Templar were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sava Dodov made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Aleksandro Nesta lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Spiridon Milanov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Violet Petev in the 56th 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. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Azam Swee got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Spiridon Milanov came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Knights Templar's Aleksandro Nesta. But to his dismay, Aleksandro Nesta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. 69 minutes into the match, ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper Spiridon Milanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sava Dodov. In the 73rd minute, Veselin Achkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aleksandro Nesta got free with Spiridon Milanov in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Spiridon Milanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique do Vale in the 78th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Knights Templar's Aleksandro Nesta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Spiridon Milanov. Spiridon Milanov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Yasen Kichev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radomir Medarov having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Violet Petev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spiridon Milanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ФК•ШИПКА•СОФИЯ°23's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aleksandro Nesta 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-7. Knights Templar's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.