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BEROE
Spectators: 8478 (Terracing: 6360, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Gergin Toninski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Svetlan Lazarov fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA's protests and gave Svetlan Lazarov a yellow card for diving instead. Svetlan Lazarov hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gergin Toninski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andoni Zubizarreta was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Vergil Monchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Temelko Gopov in the 8th minute of play. Andoni Zubizarreta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gergin Toninski's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Vergil Monchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Temelko Gopov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gergin Toninski in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andoni Zubizarreta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the game, Gergin Toninski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Andoni Zubizarreta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 20 minutes into the match, Gergin Toninski notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC BEROE StZ's Andoni Zubizarreta. Andoni Zubizarreta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gergin Toninski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vergil Monchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladko Vakarelov in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, FC BEROE StZ's Nedyalko Kúsovski got a free kick in the 31st minute. When CSKA's Gergin Toninski 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 FC BEROE StZ's goalie prevented a goal. 35 minutes into the match, FC BEROE StZ's goal looked a bit too open when Gergin Toninski came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, FC BEROE StZ's goal looked a bit too open when Gergin Toninski came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC BEROE StZ defense, Gergin Toninski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. The FC BEROE StZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andoni Zubizarreta should have stopped the shot. 47 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Temelko Gopov came free, but Vergil Monchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

FC BEROE StZ's Dragoş Burtea was substituted for Hugon Rozanski. FC BEROE StZ's Vancho Sharankov was substituted for Nencho Stoimirov. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vladko Vakarelov was the one to do the kick off. Temelko Gopov kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC BEROE StZ's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Temelko Gopov came free, but Vergil Monchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koulis Varakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vergil Monchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladko Vakarelov in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to CSKA getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Trendafil Mihalkov hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes CSKA got a freekick which was hit by Trendafil Mihalkov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Koulis Varakis got free with Andoni Zubizarreta in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gergin Toninski struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Andoni Zubizarreta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gergin Toninski in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andoni Zubizarreta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute, Vancho Sharankov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th match minute, FC BEROE StZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desislav Kondov to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes of play, FC BEROE StZ's Desislav Kondov made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vergil Monchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vergil Monchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Petrescu in the 96th minute of the match.