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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Isidoros Tsokaridis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoros Tsokaridis in the 7th minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Bone Levunliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bone Levunliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoros Tsokaridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nencho Bliznakov kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Prohaska in the 10th minute of play forced Greece's goalkeeper Periklis Pipinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bulgaria's Nencho Bliznakov in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Greece's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babbis Farmakopoulos got free with Bone Levunliev in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the match, Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Kuzman Pindev came free, but Periklis Pipinakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuzman Pindev in the 30th minute of play forced Greece's goalkeeper Periklis Pipinakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Bulgaria defense, Isidoros Tsokaridis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bone Levunliev. The Bulgaria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bone Levunliev should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoros Tsokaridis got free with Bone Levunliev in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute, Nencho Bliznakov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bulgaria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 38th minute Kuzman Pindev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Periklis Pipinakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Periklis Pipinakis came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Bulgaria's Nencho Bliznakov. But to his dismay, Nencho Bliznakov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kuzman Pindev to make the kick off. Bulgaria's Bone Levunliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakis Sarris in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Sarris in the 57th minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Bone Levunliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Periklis Pipinakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kuzman Pindev in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Lakis Sarris came free, but Bone Levunliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bulgaria's Ginyo Kukenski was substituted for Nencho Bliznakov. 66 minutes into the match, Greece's goalkeeper Periklis Pipinakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bozhko Gardakov. 68 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Panos Tebelopoulos came free, but Bone Levunliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bulgaria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Christos Pountos was slow to take the kick. During this time Greece's players had a chance to rest. Nedelcho Kasúrov hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Bozhko Gardakov notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Greece's Periklis Pipinakis. Periklis Pipinakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kuzman Pindev got free with Periklis Pipinakis in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kuzman Pindev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Periklis Pipinakis made a huge save. Periklis Pipinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ginyo Kukenski in the 79th minute of play. Bone Levunliev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babbis Farmakopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Periklis Pipinakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bozhko Gardakov in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Roman Prohaska got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Farmakopoulos came free, but Bone Levunliev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.