Botev 2002 3 - 0 No1Lives4Ever (382592224)

54652 punters turned up at botev arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Andreas Schlögl was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christiaan Ernes and Ivo Hofstee. Botev 2002 decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Garben - Vidal, Łopaciuk, Koch - Maresca, Kúrkov, Gúlúbov, Iliev, Chobanov - Porubszki, Buchev.

No1Lives4Ever started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Tungin - Bilos, Nogueira, Lebok - Kynast, Feluś, Oosthout, Bicski, Mokhtari - Falguera, Gachev.

No1Lives4Ever mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. No1Lives4Ever were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Botev 2002 took the lead after 28 minutes as a result of I. Porubszki's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. The referee showed Botev 2002's A. Gúlúbov the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 34 minutes, G. Vidal put Botev 2002 ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. No1Lives4Ever's M. Bilos got himself booked for a foul. I. Porubszki had a fantastic opportunity to put Botev 2002 up another goal 40 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Botev 2002, who controlled the ball 67 percent of the time.

Botev 2002 managed to extend their lead to 3 - 0 when A. Łopaciuk cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. By now, the players in Botev 2002 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 60 minutes, No1Lives4Ever switched J. Falguera with M. Tushi, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Botev 2002 had most of the ball, with 69 percent of possession.

I. Porubszki performed admirably for Botev 2002. S. Chobanov was a disappointment, however. No1Lives4Ever's top performer was clearly B. Gachev. F. Mokhtari on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.