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Spectators: 8513 (Terracing: 6393, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cordera Nunez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lin Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahsun İrfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Mahsun İrfan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Lin Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Plamen Seymenov scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lin Feng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 1.CSKA were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after TigersWest's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexander Dikanarov took the corner. Alexander Dikanarov made a great header on 1.CSKA's corner, it was just that TigersWest's Ilcho Petrinski managed to reach the ball for a save. After 12 played minutes 1.CSKA got a freekick which was hit by Krasimir Tumbev. Velichko Pitekov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lin Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, 1.CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Mahsun İrfan came free, but Lin Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilcho Petrinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Dikanarov in the 17th minute of play. Lin Feng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mahsun İrfan went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Rostislav Mominov came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the TigersWest 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 Rostislav Mominov couldn't finish the play. When Cordera Nunez came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the 1.CSKA 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 Cordera Nunez couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the game, Avgustin Kachov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TigersWest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1.CSKA the free kick. In the 30th minute, Avgustin Kachov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lin Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Plamen Seymenov in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute Mahsun İrfan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, 1.CSKA's Zachary Domaradzki got a free kick in the 38th minute. Lin Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Mominov in the 41st minute of play. Concetto Trentini's late challenge caught a TigersWest's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Concetto Trentini helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TigersWest booed when 1.CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Trentini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Plamen Seymenov was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The 1.CSKA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TigersWest were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mahsun İrfan made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, 1.CSKA's goalkeeper Lin Feng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rostislav Mominov. Lin Feng made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Rostislav Mominov sent off a good shot on target. Filip Parapanov made in the 56th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Raycho Mizov immediately put the ball in play. Lin Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahsun İrfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Avgustin Kachov kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Ilcho Petrinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordera Nunez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilcho Petrinski came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by 1.CSKA's Cordera Nunez. But to his dismay, Cordera Nunez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 66th minute, Cordera Nunez made a precise shot to the right of Ilcho Petrinski. TigersWest's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 70th minute Cordera Nunez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilcho Petrinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by TigersWest's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexander Dikanarov was slow to take the kick. During this time 1.CSKA's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Alexander Dikanarov at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of TigersWest. 3-2. 76 minutes into the match, TigersWest's goal looked a bit too open when Cordera Nunez came free, but Ilcho Petrinski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cordera Nunez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilcho Petrinski was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. A nice corner shot did that Zapryan Fotev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ilcho Petrinski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Zapryan Fotev sped through TigersWest's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ilcho Petrinski. The crowd rose to their feet as Rostislav Mominov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lin Feng. That made the score 4-3 in the 86 minute of play. Avgustin Kachov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Ilcho Petrinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordera Nunez in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute 1.CSKA were awarded a corner. Alexander Dikanarov went to the cornerflag to take it.