Blue Shock Arena
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611,
Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stoyadin Vezirski kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Pedro Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomir Yonchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Symba's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vanyo Kochev was slow to take the kick. During this time FC LEVSKI ОК's players had a chance to rest. Stoyadin Vezirski made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 13thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Heithem Kaâbi would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. With a little luck, Symba's Heithem Kaâbi got control of the ball when Stoyadin Vezirski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kais Mokadem in the 18th minute of play forced FC LEVSKI ОК's goalkeeper Radomir Yonchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheko Ananiev's late challenge caught a Symba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zheko Ananiev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, FC LEVSKI ОК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zheko Ananiev to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Symba got a corner. FC LEVSKI ОК's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Achour ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Pedro Arantes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a rather tough play, FC LEVSKI ОК's Zheko Ananiev got a free kick in the 24th minute. A collision led to Symba getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Mohamed Miaâdi hit a great ball. Symba's Heithem Kaâbi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Symba from getting a goal against them. The supporters of FC LEVSKI ОК booed when Symba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kais Mokadem didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st match minute, FC LEVSKI ОК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vancho Koritarov to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Pedro Arantes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radomir Yonchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Arantes in the 40th minute of play. FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Loussayef in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 played minutes FC LEVSKI ОК got a freekick which was hit by Zdravko Deninski. A hard shot 47 in the game by Stoyadin Vezirski from a close distance when the talented Heithem Kaâbi managed to make a qualified save. Symba's players were relieved. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chaouki Loussayef to make the kick off. Mohamed Miaâdi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Radomir Yonchev made a huge save. After having played for 59 minutes, Chaouki Loussayef managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Symba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chaouki Loussayef was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Symba's David Achour got a free kick in the 62nd minute. FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Arantes in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Arhangel Geshakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radomir Yonchev acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from David Achour. When Mohamed Miaâdi came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Symba 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 Mohamed Miaâdi couldn't finish the play. After 74 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Arantes. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vanyo Kochev during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Vanyo Kochev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC LEVSKI ОК's Radomir Yonchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Miaâdi in the 81st minute of play. After 87 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by David Achour. After recieving a nice pass, FC LEVSKI ОК's Vanyo Kochev tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to FC LEVSKI ОК getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Stanyo Batoev hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Stanyo Batoev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Barbukov came free, but Heithem Kaâbi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
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