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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Stanislav Búlgarov made the kick off and thus started the match. Robert Šedina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vitomir Starokin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Pavel Hanka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Ruskov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Pavel Hanka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marko Ruskov in the 7th minute of play. Vitomir Starokin was a little too slow when Robert Šedina got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Robert Šedina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Šedina came free, but Vitomir Starokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Robert Šedina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Czech Republic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Šedina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Parvan Dakelov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bulgaria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Pavel Hanka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Búlgarov's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Parvan Dakelov in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Marko Ruskov 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. In the 39th minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Hanka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yoncho Prelkov made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Parvan Dakelov. In the 42nd minute Tzvetan Mudrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Hanka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 43 minutes Czech Republic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikolay Karpuzov who took care of the corner kick. Bulgaria's Nikolay Karpuzov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavel Hanka in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Martin Berki got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robert Šedina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vitomir Starokin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Šedina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 60 minutes, Robert Šedina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Czech Republic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Šedina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pavel Hanka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Parvan Dakelov in the 66th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goalkeeper Pavel Hanka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Parvan Dakelov. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Martin Berki sped through Bulgaria's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vitomir Starokin. 82 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Búlgarov came free, but Pavel Hanka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Šedina in the 84th minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Czech Republic's Michal Stehno nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitomir Starokin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Pavel Hanka was a little too slow when Presiyan Temkov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-2. Czech Republic's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Presiyan Temkov scored to the left of an out of position Pavel Hanka, making the score, 3-3. Despite being the better team, Bulgaria failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.