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Blue Shock Arena
Spectators: 8444 (Terracing: 6334, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Venko Devenski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Mladen Balevski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorel Călin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 11th minute of the match, Venko Devenski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tzvetan Pirinchev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dorel Călin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Manovski in the 12th minute of the match. Zheko Ananiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Tzvetan Pirinchev made a huge save. Tzvetan Pirinchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venko Devenski in the 21st minute of play. Tzvetan Pirinchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peycho Zheynov in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Trayan Bozhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorel Călin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by Encho Romanov. In the 33rd minute of the match Dimcho Kerelezov sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dorel Călin skillfully saved the ball. In the 45th match minute, FC LEVSKI ОК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Encho Romanov to maneuver through the defense. FC TROYAN's Dimcho Kerelezov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC LEVSKI ОК. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Trayan Bozhov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 63rd minute, Zheko Ananiev made a precise shot to the right of Tzvetan Pirinchev. FC TROYAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Dorel Călin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trayan Bozhov in the 66th minute. In the 71st minute, Niki Zhdrakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the match, FC LEVSKI ОК's goal looked a bit too open when Trayan Bozhov came free, but Dorel Călin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, FC TROYAN's Anastas Hazúrbasanov made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dorel Călin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dorel Călin made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Trayan Bozhov sent off a good shot on target. 81 minutes into the game, Zheko Ananiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC LEVSKI ОК's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC TROYAN the free kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Venko Devenski in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tzvetan Pirinchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of FC TROYAN booed when FC LEVSKI ОК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Terry didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dimcho Kerelezov came up free with the goalie in the 86th 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 Dimcho Kerelezov couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, FC TROYAN's Dorel Călin threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Niki Zhdrakov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of FC TROYAN booed when FC LEVSKI ОК was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Terry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dorel Călin 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 96th minute.