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Торпедо Арена
Spectators: 8611 (Terracing: 6459, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrei Rareș started the match with the kick off. Sava Hvoynev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leszek Pisz, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Tervel Saykov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dobromir Hadzhimitov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afşin Keykubad in the 8th minute of play. After having played for 11 minutes, Afşin Keykubad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MANCHESTER CITY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afşin Keykubad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, FC MANCHESTER CITY's Sava Hvoynev got control of the ball when Leszek Pisz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lilcho Monchev kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Andrei Rareș could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Sava Hvoynev however easily saved by the left post. The audience was convinced that Leszek Pisz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sava Hvoynev was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Торпедо Млекарево's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rico Gulatz was slow to take the kick. During this time FC MANCHESTER CITY's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Торпедо Млекарево's goalie and right to Vlado Zagorski. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Торпедо Млекарево's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Dinko Isaev hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Dobromir Hadzhimitov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rico Gulatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Dobromir Hadzhimitov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afşin Keykubad in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, FC MANCHESTER CITY's Afşin Keykubad nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dobromir Hadzhimitov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leszek Pisz in the 26th minute of play forced FC MANCHESTER CITY's goalkeeper Sava Hvoynev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Торпедо Млекарево's Dobromir Hadzhimitov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rico Gulatz in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Торпедо Млекарево's Andrei Rareș sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sava Hvoynev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Boyan Bubov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, FC MANCHESTER CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Leszek Pisz came free, but Sava Hvoynev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Dinko Isaev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrei Rareș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sava Hvoynev having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afşin Keykubad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rico Gulatz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Dobromir Hadzhimitov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 52nd match minute, FC MANCHESTER CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Ted to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Dobromir Hadzhimitov managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when FC MANCHESTER CITY's Rico Gulatz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leszek Pisz in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sava Hvoynev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 75th match minute, Торпедо Млекарево was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yancho Bubov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leszek Pisz in the 78th minute of play forced FC MANCHESTER CITY's goalkeeper Sava Hvoynev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, FC MANCHESTER CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Ted to maneuver through the defense. In the 82ndth minute of the game Afşin Keykubad who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Торпедо Млекарево's Dobromir Hadzhimitov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rico Gulatz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Dobromir Hadzhimitov made a huge save. Afşin Keykubad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dobromir Hadzhimitov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Sava Hvoynev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leszek Pisz in the 89th minute of play. Sava Hvoynev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Metodi Stamov's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The audience was convinced that Metodi Stamov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sava Hvoynev was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Radomir Kiselkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute Leszek Pisz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sava Hvoynev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leszek Pisz in the 95th minute of play forced FC MANCHESTER CITY's goalkeeper Sava Hvoynev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.