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Spectators: 8623 (Terracing: 6468, Seating: 1983, VIP seats: 172) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tervel Dushanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mario Rashov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tervel Dushanov in the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 played minutes EW® Leeds got a freekick which was hit by Yani Dakelov. After 7 minutes EW® Leeds's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was James-David James Boodhoo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in James-David James Boodhoo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov did a great save. Mario Rashov made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Anatoli Filov sent off a good shot on target. Nikifor Ruzhekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoje Prijović in the 9th minute of the match. James-David James Boodhoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nikifor Ruzhekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wieslaw Wojtowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Nikifor Ruzhekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarūnas Kuliešius in the 18th minute of play forced EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anatoli Filov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mario Rashov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tervel Dushanov went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Mario Rashov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tervel Dushanov's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goal looked a bit too open when Tervel Dushanov came free, but Mario Rashov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikifor Ruzhekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarūnas Kuliešius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA booed when EW® Leeds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zamfirov didn't get a good kick on the ball. James-David James Boodhoo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nikifor Ruzhekov. EW® Leeds's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tervel Dushanov in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Rashov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mario Rashov came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by EW® Leeds's Anatoli Filov. But to his dismay, Anatoli Filov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 46th minute Tervel Dushanov 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. After 47 minutes PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pavlin Mogilanski who took care of the corner kick. Pavlin Mogilanski made a great header on EW® Leeds's corner, it was just that PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's Mario Rashov managed to reach the ball for a save.

Nikifor Ruzhekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James-David James Boodhoo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute, Kostadin Nenov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mario Rashov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tervel Dushanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute of the match EW® Leeds got a corner. PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pavlin Mogilanski ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Pavlin Mogilanski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's Mario Rashov did a great save. James-David James Boodhoo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nikifor Ruzhekov came out and tried to block the shot, but James-David James Boodhoo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 58th minute. When EW® Leeds's Anatoli Filov in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Anatoli Filov put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mario Rashov. Mario Rashov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anatoli Filov's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Mario Rashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tervel Dushanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute of the match EW® Leeds got a corner. PFC LEVSKI 1914 SOFIA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pavlin Mogilanski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mario Rashov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tervel Dushanov went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Jarūnas Kuliešius kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nikifor Ruzhekov. That made the score 4-2 in the 75 minute of play. Mario Rashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoli Filov, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Mario Rashov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slavi Dramov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Tervel Dushanov 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tervel Dushanov in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mario Rashov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute EW® Leeds were awarded a corner. Pavlin Mogilanski went to the cornerflag to take it. EW® Leeds's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.