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Milen Yordanov
Spectators: 9218 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2120, VIP seats: 180) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sten Askestät started the match with the kick off. Stamen Kapitanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaf Sjögren in the 2nd minute. Stamen Kapitanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yakim Gusiyski got free with Stamen Kapitanov in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stanislav Gyochev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Askestät in the 11th minute of the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Sten Askestät who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Copacabana's Stanislav Gyochev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gustaf Sjögren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Stamen Kapitanov made a huge save. Stanislav Gyochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Askestät in the 24th minute of play. Stanislav Gyochev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Askestät in the 30th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Copacabana's zone, Sten Askestät stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Gyochev came out of the goal and Sten Askestät tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stamen Kapitanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, FC Builder Sofia's goal looked a bit too open when Yakim Gusiyski came free, but Stamen Kapitanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sten Askestät received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Stanislav Gyochev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When FC Builder Sofia's Sten Askestät in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Copacabana's goalie prevented a goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fergus Campbell made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Sten Askestät lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Stanislav Gyochev. Stanislav Gyochev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yulian Ivanov in the 55th minute of the match. Stanislav Gyochev made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Sten Askestät sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th match minute, FC Copacabana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Yovchev to maneuver through the defense. Svetlan Taralanski made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Apostol Búlgarov immediately put the ball in play. Sten Askestät recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stanislav Gyochev made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Yulian Ivanov sent off a good shot on target. Stanislav Gyochev made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Sten Askestät sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the game, Sten Askestät recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stanislav Gyochev. Sten Askestät showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. If Yulian Ivanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Builder Sofia's Sten Askestät slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stanislav Gyochev. That made the score 0-3 after 72 minutes of play. Sten Askestät sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sten Askestät's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stanislav Gyochev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Copacabana's Stanislav Gyochev got control of the ball when Sten Askestät tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Builder Sofia were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after FC Copacabana's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Geraldo Souza took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Geraldo Souza got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stanislav Gyochev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Stanislav Gyochev was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Sten Askestät capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sten Askestät really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Primitivo Beat hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of FC Copacabana:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Builder Sofia:s goal. Sten Askestät shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After some careless play in the FC Copacabana defense, Sten Askestät kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stanislav Gyochev. The FC Copacabana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stanislav Gyochev should have stopped the shot. The FC Copacabana supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Builder Sofia's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Builder Sofia.