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SKYTEAM ARENA
Spectators: 8154 (Terracing: 6117, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hristo Botev kicked off to start the match. Stanko Karakolev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hristo Botev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Barcelona's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yanislav Kúnev was slow to take the kick. During this time SKYTEAM's players had a chance to rest. In the 10th minute of the match Ivan Damyanski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Esbjörn Tunander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Leon Laskowski in the 15th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Stanko Karakolev kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 17th minute, Asparuh Yaninski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanko Karakolev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohamad Salah showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Mohamad Salah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamad Salah took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stanko Karakolev. Stanko Karakolev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Hristo Botev struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Stanko Karakolev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SKYTEAM. Panayot Mihnev charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Panayot Mihnev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes SKYTEAM got a freekick which was hit by Panayot Mihnev. Stanko Karakolev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamad Salah in the 32nd minute. Hristo Botev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanko Karakolev having to interfere. A nice corner shot did that Yanislav Kúnev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stanko Karakolev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Matey Belorechki charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matey Belorechki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Matey Belorechki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Asparuh Yaninski was the one to do the kick off. If Hristo Botev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Matey Belorechki came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the FC Barcelona 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 Matey Belorechki couldn't finish the play. Leon Laskowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stanko Karakolev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leon Laskowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Matey Belorechki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Esbjörn Tunander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Viden Birov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the game, SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanko Karakolev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Leon Laskowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. SKYTEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Laskowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stanko Karakolev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Mohamad Salah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Miho Dilchev hit a great ball. Mohamad Salah struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Stanko Karakolev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SKYTEAM. After 73 minutes of play, SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanko Karakolev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 77 minutes of play, SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stanko Karakolev was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona's zone, Hristo Botev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanko Karakolev came out of the goal and Hristo Botev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leon Laskowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Asparuh Yaninski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 89th minute Leon Laskowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanko Karakolev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanko Karakolev came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev. But to his dismay, Hristo Botev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0.