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Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Aksel Hope started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vihar Kalpakchiev might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vihar Kalpakchiev ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Viktor Krumov managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters rose to their feet, but Viktor Krumov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 8 minutes of play, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Vihar Kalpakchiev made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Peyanski in the 12th minute of play. With a little luck, ПФК Миньор Раднево's Radomir Dzerwucki got control of the ball when Diedrik Reiniers tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, ПФК Миньор Раднево's goal looked a bit too open when Aksel Hope came free, but Radomir Dzerwucki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Matijs Deckkers fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rani Boys's protests and gave Matijs Deckkers a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ПФК Миньор Раднево booed when Rani Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matijs Deckkers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zanko Yochkolovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radomir Dzerwucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aksel Hope in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 22 minutes, Diedrik Reiniers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rani Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diedrik Reiniers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Radomir Dzerwucki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diedrik Reiniers in the 25th minute. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by ПФК Миньор Раднево's Vihar Kalpakchiev. But to his dismay, Vihar Kalpakchiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viktor Krumov in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rani Boys's Aksel Hope got a free kick in the 31st minute. Rostislav Peyanski scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the game, Nesho Malinchev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 39 minutes into the match, Rani Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Vihar Kalpakchiev came free, but Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Vihar Kalpakchiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Viktor Krumov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПФК Миньор Раднево fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vihar Kalpakchiev was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Vihar Kalpakchiev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester, 0-6. If Vihar Kalpakchiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rusi Kerenski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester having to interfere. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viktor Krumov went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Rani Boys's Aksel Hope got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Rani Boys's Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester got control of the ball when Rostislav Peyanski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Rani Boys defense, Viktor Krumov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester. The Rani Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester should have stopped the shot. After having played for 76 minutes, Rostislav Peyanski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ПФК Миньор Раднево's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rostislav Peyanski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vihar Kalpakchiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester made a huge save. Rani Boys's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Vihar Kalpakchiev scored to the left of an out of position Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester, making the score, 0-10. Rusi Kerenski took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester. Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vihar Kalpakchiev in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pieter-Maarten Demeulemeester prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Diedrik Reiniers came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Rani Boys 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 Diedrik Reiniers couldn't finish the play. Radomir Dzerwucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diedrik Reiniers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded ПФК Миньор Раднево left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rani Boys.