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Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) After a rather tough play, AC Red Bull Stars's Edvin Åman got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Petar Yanachkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vasko Mandev was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Yuli Kúrpachev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Левски София 1914's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuli Kúrpachev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vasko Mandev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Левски София 1914's Zhecho Vidulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magne Hansson in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, AC Red Bull Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peycho Manavski to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AC Red Bull Stars getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Peycho Manavski hit a great ball. Denimir Shkutov charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denimir Shkutov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. AC Red Bull Stars's Vasko Mandev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petar Yanachkov in the 26th minute of play. Petar Yanachkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Magne Hansson came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the AC Red Bull Stars 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 Magne Hansson couldn't finish the play. Zhecho Vidulov was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Pendekar Bödör capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pendekar Bödör really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Левски София 1914's Zhecho Vidulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magne Hansson in the 38th minute of play. When Magne Hansson came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the AC Red Bull Stars 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 Magne Hansson couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Magne Hansson was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Petar Yanachkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vasko Mandev was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 57th minute, Левски София 1914's Yuli Kúrpachev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. AC Red Bull Stars made a substitution. Naum Chiflidzhanov replaced Vlastimil Kresta. After a rather tough play, AC Red Bull Stars's Vlastimil Kresta got a free kick in the 68th minute. Yuli Kúrpachev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Vasko Mandev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Левски София 1914's zone, Magne Hansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhecho Vidulov came out of the goal and Magne Hansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zhecho Vidulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Magne Hansson in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Magne Hansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhecho Vidulov was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Velin Zagarov kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Zhecho Vidulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pendekar Bödör in the 84th minute of play. AC Red Bull Stars's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Velin Zagarov 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. When AC Red Bull Stars's Magne Hansson in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Левски София 1914's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Левски София 1914 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.