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Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Levent Zharkov got the match started through his kick off. When Zahari Masharov fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds U.'s protests and gave Zahari Masharov a yellow card for diving instead. Zahari Masharov kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Abdulbaki Oğuralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Antoni Abrashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antoni Abrashev didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bilinzi's Levent Zharkov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 12 played minutes Bilinzi got a freekick which was hit by Abdulbaki Oğuralp. When Bocho Buhlev fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds U.'s protests and gave Bocho Buhlev a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Leeds U.! Antoni Abrashev had in the 15thth minute some difficulties stopping Haralampi Bokov's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 17thth minute of the game Abdulbaki Oğuralp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leeds U.'s Antoni Abrashev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antoni Abrashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Zharkov in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Neno Marinski 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 Bilinzi the free kick. The supporters of Bilinzi booed when Leeds U. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neno Marinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute, Levent Zharkov made a precise shot to the right of Antoni Abrashev. Leeds U.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 25th minute, Neno Marinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Levent Zharkov in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antoni Abrashev saved Leeds U. from getting behind. 33 minutes into the match, Leeds U.'s goal looked a bit too open when Levent Zharkov came free, but Antoni Abrashev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zahari Kúsmetski in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antoni Abrashev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 36 played minutes Leeds U. got a freekick which was hit by Mircho Púrlev. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Abdulbaki Oğuralp sped through Leeds U.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antoni Abrashev. After 45 played minutes Leeds U. got a freekick which was hit by Yanaki Perev. In the 45th minute of the match Haralampi Bokov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antoni Abrashev showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abdulbaki Oğuralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Antoni Abrashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mircho Púrlev to make the kick off. Serafim Shotev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanaki Perev, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Leeds U. getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Yanaki Perev hit a great ball. Abdulbaki Oğuralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Antoni Abrashev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Zharkov in the 60th 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 made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Abdulbaki Oğuralp sent off a good shot on target. If Abdulbaki Oğuralp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Levent Zharkov in the 69th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Levent Zharkov spun around in front of the goal 81 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Leeds U.'s goal. In the 85th minute, Abdulbaki Oğuralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Leeds U.'s Antoni Abrashev got control of the ball when Abdulbaki Oğuralp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdulbaki Oğuralp 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. Antoni Abrashev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Zharkov in the 96th minute of play. The Leeds U. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bilinzi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.