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Nivishta Stadion
Spectators: 6755 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valko Gandzhulov kicked off to start the match. Mustafa Birol Samih showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yancho Krusharov, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Nivishta defense, Lyuboslav Andonov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gyuro Merodiyski. The Nivishta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gyuro Merodiyski should have stopped the shot. Valko Gandzhulov struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Gyuro Merodiyski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Реал Мадрид. A collision led to Nivishta getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nedko Malinkov hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yancho Krusharov in the 12th minute of play forced Реал Мадрид's goalkeeper Mustafa Birol Samih to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nedko Malinkov fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nivishta's protests and gave Nedko Malinkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Nedko Malinkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Nivishta booed when Реал Мадрид was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Cordeal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valko Gandzhulov in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gyuro Merodiyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes into the match, Nivishta's goal looked a bit too open when Lyuboslav Andonov came free, but Gyuro Merodiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuboslav Andonov in the 25th minute of play forced Nivishta's goalkeeper Gyuro Merodiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Nivishta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristiyan Sechenski to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Yancho Krusharov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mustafa Birol Samih. Реал Мадрид's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yancho Krusharov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Gyuro Merodiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Andonov in the 37th minute of the match. Lyuboslav Andonov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gyuro Merodiyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Andonov in the 43rd minute of the match. Gyuro Merodiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyuboslav Andonov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lyuboslav Andonov in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gyuro Merodiyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Yancho Krusharov made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Neycho Romanski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Реал Мадрид's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nivishta the free kick. Neycho Romanski hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Nedko Malinkov made a precise shot to the right of Mustafa Birol Samih. Реал Мадрид's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Mustafa Birol Samih showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metodi Terpeshev, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Lyuboslav Andonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Valko Gandzhulov put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Gyuro Merodiyski. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valko Gandzhulov got free with Gyuro Merodiyski in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valko Gandzhulov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gyuro Merodiyski having to interfere. If Lyuboslav Andonov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Реал Мадрид's Valko Gandzhulov got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Rene Cordeal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuboslav Andonov in the 91st minute of play forced Nivishta's goalkeeper Gyuro Merodiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valko Gandzhulov got free with Gyuro Merodiyski in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Lyuboslav Andonov came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Реал Мадрид 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 Lyuboslav Andonov couldn't finish the play.