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SKYTEAM ARENA
Spectators: 8148 (Terracing: 6112, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) Hristo Botev made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Laskowski in the 3rd minute of play forced ФК Априлци's goalkeeper Tzenko Shabanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esbjörn Tunander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milyo Sheremetov in the 4th minute of play. Esbjörn Tunander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milyo Sheremetov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. SKYTEAM's Esbjörn Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Minko Kordev in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by SKYTEAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Teodor Gúlúbinov was slow to take the kick. During this time ФК Априлци's players had a chance to rest. ФК Априлци's Teodor Gúlúbinov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Esbjörn Tunander in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Milyo Sheremetov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Esbjörn Tunander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ФК Априлци's Tzenko Shabanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save ФК Априлци from getting a goal against them. Milyo Sheremetov might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esbjörn Tunander. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Milyo Sheremetov ran back to his position shaking his head. Esbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milyo Sheremetov in the 15th minute of the match. ФК Априлци's Tzenko Shabanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save ФК Априлци from getting a goal against them. Leon Laskowski kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SKYTEAM's zone, Milyo Sheremetov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esbjörn Tunander came out of the goal and Milyo Sheremetov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, SKYTEAM's Tzenko Shabanov threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leon Laskowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tzenko Shabanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hristo Botev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hristo Botev hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the match, ФК Априлци's goalkeeper Tzenko Shabanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamad Salah. If Milyo Sheremetov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, SKYTEAM's Hristo Botev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tzenko Shabanov. Tzenko Shabanov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0.

Mohamad Salah took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tzenko Shabanov. Tzenko Shabanov 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 hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Teodor Gúlúbinov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Esbjörn Tunander skillfully saved the ball. Yulian Kostadinov kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Milyo Sheremetovs short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Esbjörn Tunander to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ФК Априлци's Tzenko Shabanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristo Botev in the 66th minute of play. If Milyo Sheremetov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Hristo Botev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SKYTEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Tzenko Shabanov came out of the goal in the 81st 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 5-1. Tzenko Shabanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hristo Botev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Emanuil Pechev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the ФК Априлци players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SKYTEAM.