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Cage of Lions
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5505, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zapryan Kúrlezhov took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of FC Lions United booed when Левски 1914 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kliment Arangelov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, FC Lions United's Antonio Karabelov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Levent Kaloyanov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Levent Kaloyanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malin Pisanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of FC Lions United booed when Левски 1914 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blagoy Marchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of FC Lions United booed when Левски 1914 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Traycho Dobrinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Karabelov in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Levent Kaloyanov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zapryan Kúrlezhov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gergin Glavinov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vasil Gardakov. FC Lions United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Tzolo Dzhermanski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Левски 1914 the free kick. Vitomir Feredzhanov charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vitomir Feredzhanov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Lions United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! In the 31st minute there was a penalty for Левски 1914. Sasho Klichev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vasil Gardakov. 0-1. In the 37th minute, Velyo Nalbatski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Antonio Karabelov came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the FC Lions United 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 Antonio Karabelov couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Antonio Karabelov made the kick off in the second half. Левски 1914's Traycho Dobrinski got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Левски 1914's Kliment Arangelov got a free kick in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Левски 1914's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Karabelov came free, but Levent Kaloyanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasil Gardakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traycho Dobrinski in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Malin Pisanov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Левски 1914 the free kick. The supporters of Левски 1914 booed when FC Lions United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malin Pisanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitomir Feredzhanov hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Doychin Kordev charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doychin Kordev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Lions United getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Doychin Kordev hit a great ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Stanislav Madanski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lions United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislav Madanski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Levent Kaloyanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ginyo Vodenicharski's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Stanislav Madanski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lions United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Levent Kaloyanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Karabelov in the 84th minute of the match. Antonio Karabelov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Levent Kaloyanov having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Grozdan Balarev threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Lions United's Vitomir Feredzhanov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Stanislav Madanski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Levent Kaloyanov having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.