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Georgi Asparuhov
Spectators: 8569 (Terracing: 6428, Seating: 1970, VIP seats: 171) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Trayan Bozhov got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA got a freekick which was hit by Willy Reitoft. In the 7th minute Jarūnas Kuliešius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetan Pirinchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Shtonov hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mladen Balevski in the 15th minute of play forced PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goalkeeper Mario Rashov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes FC TROYAN got a freekick which was hit by Emil Manovski. After 19 minutes of play, PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's James-David James Boodhoo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tzvetan Pirinchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! James-David James Boodhoo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Mario Rashov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mladen Balevski in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Gazi Ziver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goal looked a bit too open when Niki Zhdrakov came free, but Mario Rashov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Penyo Zarchev could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Tzvetan Pirinchev however easily saved by the left post. In the 35th match minute, FC TROYAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Manovski to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, FC TROYAN's goal looked a bit too open when Jarūnas Kuliešius came free, but Tzvetan Pirinchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wieslaw Wojtowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tzvetan Pirinchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James-David James Boodhoo, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. A collision led to PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. 曲扬桑 hit a great ball. If Mladen Balevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, FC TROYAN's goalkeeper Tzvetan Pirinchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by James-David James Boodhoo. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarūnas Kuliešius was the one to do the kick off. When Trayan Bozhov came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the FC TROYAN 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 Trayan Bozhov couldn't finish the play. The corner ended in Dimcho Kerelezov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's Mario Rashov did a great save. Gazi Ziver kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Trayan Bozhov 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. Mario Rashov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mladen Balevski in the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to FC TROYAN getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mladen Balevski hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Jarūnas Kuliešius managed to get in a good position for a shot. PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarūnas Kuliešius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tzvetan Pirinchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 78 minutes into the match, FC TROYAN's goal looked a bit too open when Jarūnas Kuliešius came free, but Tzvetan Pirinchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Mladen Balevski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Rashov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarūnas Kuliešius in the 83rd minute of play forced FC TROYAN's goalkeeper Tzvetan Pirinchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute of the match PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA got a corner. FC TROYAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. James-David James Boodhoo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that James-David James Boodhoo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tzvetan Pirinchev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mario Rashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mladen Balevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 95th minute, James-David James Boodhoo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.