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Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Leeds U.'s Mircho Púrlev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Leeds U.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anastas Bozhinov came free, but Antoni Abrashev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Hristoskov in the 9th minute of play forced Leeds U.'s goalkeeper Antoni Abrashev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Abrashev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastas Bozhinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th match minute, Leeds U. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahari Masharov to maneuver through the defense. Anastas Bozhinov scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antoni Abrashev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Neno Marinski charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Neno Marinski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Neno Marinski kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Anastas Bozhinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Antoni Abrashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Kositschino's goalkeeper Paun Maldzyiev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zahari Masharov. Yanaki Perev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Paun Maldzyiev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Nikolay Hristoskov 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. Nikolay Hristoskov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoni Abrashev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastas Bozhinov in the 38th minute of play forced Leeds U.'s goalkeeper Antoni Abrashev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anastas Bozhinov struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Antoni Abrashev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kositschino. Kositschino's Nikolay Hristoskov got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Leeds U.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nikolay Hristoskov came free, but Antoni Abrashev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in Leeds U.'s zone, Anastas Bozhinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antoni Abrashev came out of the goal and Anastas Bozhinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leeds U.'s Antoni Abrashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Hristoskov in the 60th minute of play. After some careless play in the Leeds U. defense, Anastas Bozhinov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antoni Abrashev. The Leeds U. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antoni Abrashev should have stopped the shot. When Anastas Bozhinov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Kositschino 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 Anastas Bozhinov couldn't finish the play. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Anastas Bozhinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kositschino's supporters rose to their feet, but Anastas Bozhinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoni Abrashev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the game, Zahari Masharov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leeds U.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kositschino the free kick. A collision led to Leeds U. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Zahari Masharov hit a great ball. Antoni Abrashev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikolay Hristoskov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 75 minute of play. A collision led to Leeds U. getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Vidyo Stefanovski hit a great ball. If Yanaki Perev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikolay Hristoskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Antoni Abrashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anastas Bozhinov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoni Abrashev having to interfere. Toncho Mutishev struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Antoni Abrashev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kositschino. Rangel Gutzalski hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.