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Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Lilko Lulchev made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Mircho Púrlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radoslav Donkovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svetlan Matrov might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antoni Abrashev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Svetlan Matrov ran back to his position shaking his head. Leeds U.'s Antoni Abrashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lilko Lulchev in the 7th minute of play. Zahari Masharov charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zahari Masharov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th match minute, Leeds U. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zahari Masharov to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Lilko Lulchev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antoni Abrashev was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. CSKA Balukliy's Lilko Lulchev got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Yanaki Perev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Leeds U.'s Mircho Púrlev in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Balukliy's goalie prevented a goal. Yanaki Perev 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. Leeds U.'s Antoni Abrashev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetlan Matrov in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetlan Matrov in the 37th minute of play forced Leeds U.'s goalkeeper Antoni Abrashev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Leeds U. got a freekick which was hit by Neno Marinski. Tzvetelin Krústenyakov hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mircho Púrlev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Huben Atzev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Antoni Abrashev made a huge save. Radoslav Donkovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Perev in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Mircho Púrlev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radoslav Donkovski. CSKA Balukliy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mircho Púrlev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Huben Atzev fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Balukliy's protests and gave Huben Atzev a yellow card for diving instead. After 66 played minutes CSKA Balukliy got a freekick which was hit by Huben Atzev. Lilko Lulchev's late challenge caught a Leeds U.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lilko Lulchev helped the player get up and apologised. Lilko Lulchev kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Gergin Maslev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Svetlan Matrov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antoni Abrashev having to interfere. When Lilko Lulchev came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the CSKA Balukliy 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 Lilko Lulchev couldn't finish the play. Lilko Lulchev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antoni Abrashev having to make a save. After 78 played minutes Leeds U. got a freekick which was hit by Neno Marinski. In the 79th minute, Lilko Lulchev fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Antoni Abrashev, passed just outside the right post. If Lilko Lulchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CSKA Balukliy's Radoslav Donkovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mircho Púrlev in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Leeds U.'s goalkeeper Antoni Abrashev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svetlan Matrov. 91 minutes into the game, Neno Marinski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Radoslav Donkovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th match minute, Leeds U. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neno Marinski to maneuver through the defense.