National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nencho Bliznakov made the kick off which started today's match. Tercero Pandal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Antim Dilyanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute of the game Zhelyo Dzhikov made a throw-in which Dencho Glishev played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yanislav Ruzhinov in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Amezua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 12 minutes, Tercero Pandal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tercero Pandal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nencho Bliznakov in the 13th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Nestor Amezua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nencho Bliznakov in the 15th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Nestor Amezua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tercero Pandal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antim Dilyanov came out and tried to block the shot, but Tercero Pandal slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tercero Pandal in the 21st minute of play forced Bulgaria's goalkeeper Antim Dilyanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Amezua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goalkeeper Antim Dilyanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Playo Gurruchaga. Nestor Amezua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nencho Bliznakov in the 26th minute of the match. Colombia's Nestor Amezua played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanislav Ruzhinov in the 29th minute of play. When Colombia's Tercero Pandal in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulgaria's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Tercero Pandal notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Bulgaria's Antim Dilyanov. Antim Dilyanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antim Dilyanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tercero Pandal, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 43rd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Playo Gurruchaga to maneuver through the defense. Antim Dilyanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tercero Pandal in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Radamel-Falcao Garcia made a kick off. Dencho Glishev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Nestor Amezua made a huge save. 58 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Radamel-Falcao Garcia came free, but Antim Dilyanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Colombia's Nestor Amezua got control of the ball when Nencho Bliznakov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nestor Amezua made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Dencho Glishev sent off a good shot on target. Nestor Amezua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Toni Arbov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colombia made a substitution. Erasto Cañucar replaced Playo Gurruchaga. The supporters of Colombia booed when Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toni Arbov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isidor Buzon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antim Dilyanov. Bulgaria's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bulgaria's Yanko Vanov was substituted for Dencho Glishev. Nestor Amezua took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bocho Atzkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Amezua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanislav Ruzhinov, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Zhelyo Dzhikov got a throw-in 83 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Bocho Atzkov. 84 minutes into the match, Bocho Atzkov notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Colombia's Nestor Amezua. Nestor Amezua was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute, Bulgaria's Bocho Atzkov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-3. 89 minutes into the game, Yanislav Ruzhinov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Nestor Amezua was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Bocho Atzkov came free, but Nestor Amezua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilabert Carcel hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The Bulgaria players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Colombia from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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