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БЪЛГАРСКА АРМИЯ
Spectators: 10811 (Terracing: 8110, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmet Refik Ülgü got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov got control of the ball when Ahmet Refik Ülgü tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC CSKA's zone, Ferran Torres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georgi Velinov came out of the goal and Ferran Torres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 14th minute of play forced FC CSKA's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georgi Velinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong Feng Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC CSKA getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Todor Yanchev hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Hong Feng Jian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Georgi Velinov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qiao Qing Ying in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Georgi Velinov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ayoub Adel in the 21st minute. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Refik Ülgü in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Ferran Torres left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN SOKOLI-VARNA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Hong Feng Jian sped through FC CSKA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Georgi Velinov. FC CSKA's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 33rd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Hong Feng Jian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Georgi Velinov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Georgi Velinov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferran Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 45th minute, Ferran Torres 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. When VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Hong Feng Jian in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC CSKA's goalie prevented a goal. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferran Torres was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Qiao Qing Ying managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiao Qing Ying was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ferran Torres hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Qiao Qing Yings short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Georgi Velinov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Qiao Qing Yings short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Georgi Velinov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. FC CSKA's Ahmet Refik Ülgü got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lilko Timov came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by FC CSKA's Ahmet Refik Ülgü. But to his dismay, Ahmet Refik Ülgü quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. FC CSKA's Ruslan Dzhalev was substituted for Ahmet Refik Ülgü. FC CSKA made a substitution. Marian Pachev replaced Tanel Kiik. After a rather tough play, FC CSKA's Ruslan Dzhalev got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Ferran Torres sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georgi Velinov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Georgi Dimitrov came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hong Feng Jian kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Ruslan Dzhalev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Lilko Timov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lilko Timov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruslan Dzhalev's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Ferran Torres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Georgi Velinov having to make a save. The FC CSKA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching VN SOKOLI-VARNA's performance. The match ended with a win for VN SOKOLI-VARNA.