National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) An unexpectedly hard shot by Aarre Rautee in the 3rd minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atro Kiviharju saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 5 played minutes Finland got a freekick which was hit by Taisto Pentsinen. Vitomir Starokin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Pentsinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Stanislav Búlgarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atro Kiviharju was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Bulgaria's Vitomir Starokin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aarre Rautee in the 15th minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Stanislav Búlgarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Finland's Atro Kiviharju was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taisto Pentsinen in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitomir Starokin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 26 minutes Bulgaria's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Taisto Pentsinen who took care of the corner kick. Finland's Atro Kiviharju proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Finland from getting a goal against them. When Bulgaria's Stanislav Búlgarov in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Finland's goalie prevented a goal. Stanislav Búlgarov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Atro Kiviharju made a huge save. Atro Kiviharju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Atro Kiviharju showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 43rd minute of the match. Atro Kiviharju came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Bulgaria's Stanislav Búlgarov. But to his dismay, Stanislav Búlgarov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jari Alenius to make the kick off. Atro Kiviharju stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Búlgarov's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. 58 minutes into the game, Sylvesteri Valkama recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vitomir Starokin. Sylvesteri Valkama showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Bulgaria made a substitution. Parvan Dakelov replaced Tzvetan Mudrov. 66 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Georgiev came free, but Atro Kiviharju reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Aarre Rautee came free, but Vitomir Starokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bulgaria's Vitomir Starokin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 70th minute of play. Atro Kiviharju made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Búlgarov in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atro Kiviharju saved Finland from getting behind. In the 73rdth minute of the game Stanislav Búlgarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Finland's Atro Kiviharju was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atro Kiviharju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilko Hindalov, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilko Hindalov in the 79th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Atro Kiviharju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stanislav Georgiev in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atro Kiviharju saved Finland from getting behind. Aarre Rautee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Georgiev in the 85th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Atro Kiviharju to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atro Kiviharju showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislav Búlgarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience was convinced that Stanislav Búlgarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atro Kiviharju was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 90th minute, Aarre Rautee hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's Parvan Dakelov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atro Kiviharju narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Búlgarov came free, but Atro Kiviharju reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Stanislav Búlgarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atro Kiviharju saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Finland's Atro Kiviharju played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Georgiev in the 93rd minute of play. Stanislav Búlgarov scored 2-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Atro Kiviharju, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.
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