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TORPEDO
Spectators: 8462 (Terracing: 6347, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) CSKA's Hristofor Dundov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aron Cocea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tzoko Shotorov went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aron Cocea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tzoko Shotorov in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesho Metev in the 8th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Marcus Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aron Cocea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hristofor Dundov in the 17th minute of the match. Aron Cocea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hristofor Dundov's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, FC TORPEDO's goal looked a bit too open when Gianfranco D'Angelo came free, but Aron Cocea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neno Bankovski kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Aron Cocea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianfranco D'Angelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Aron Cocea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianfranco D'Angelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Nesho Metev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aron Cocea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hristofor Dundov in the 36th minute of play. With a little luck, CSKA's Marcus Taffarel got control of the ball when Nesho Metev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute Fabrizio Tripodi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Cocea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lilko Nikolchov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lilko Nikolchov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nesho Metev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcus Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesho Metev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, FC TORPEDO's goal looked a bit too open when Gianfranco D'Angelo came free, but Aron Cocea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC TORPEDO made a substitution. Preslav Palaskov replaced Stoil Stoitzev. Marcus Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nesho Metev, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Marcus Taffarel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nesho Metev went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Nesho Metev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd minute, Sava Kitipov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, CSKA's Vergil Tzolov got a free kick in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA's zone, Preslav Palaskov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcus Taffarel came out of the goal and Preslav Palaskov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Dido Kandev with Gianfranco D'Angelo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, FC TORPEDO's Nacho Mechkarski got a free kick in the 81st minute. After a rather tough play, FC TORPEDO's Preslav Palaskov got a free kick in the 87th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Lilko Nikolchov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC TORPEDO's supporters rose to their feet, but Lilko Nikolchov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcus Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute, Vergil Tzolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesho Metev in the 94th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Marcus Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC TORPEDO's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.