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Церово Арена
Spectators: 7639 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonel Cavaco kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Зенит Церово defense, Pencho Bosnev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Argir Pandov. The Зенит Церово fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Argir Pandov should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Cavaco in the 17th minute of play forced Зенит Церово's goalkeeper Argir Pandov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ognyan Arshinkov's late challenge caught a Tottenham Hotspur F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ognyan Arshinkov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Ognyan Arshinkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Argir Pandov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pencho Bosnev in the 24th minute of the match. Зенит Церово's Argir Pandov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Cavaco in the 27th minute of play. Leonel Cavaco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Argir Pandov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Tinko Mitrev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hristo Shushev having to interfere. Pancho Chemshirov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonel Cavaco struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Argir Pandov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. 47 minutes into the game, Stoyadin Pandurski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Зенит Церово's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tottenham Hotspur F.C. the free kick. Stoyadin Pandurski kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Radan Nedyalkov was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Pancho Chemshirov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristo Shushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Зенит Церово booed when Tottenham Hotspur F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pencho Bosnev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vanyo Platnarov charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vanyo Platnarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vanyo Platnarov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Vanyo Platnarov got a free kick in the 60th minute. Argir Pandov made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Leonel Cavaco sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Зенит Церово's zone, Albert Lambrinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Argir Pandov came out of the goal and Albert Lambrinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boncho Madzharov made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Stoyadin Pandurski immediately put the ball in play. 77 minutes into the game, one of Зенит Церово:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur F.C.'s Desislav Budevski got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Argir Pandov. A collision led to Tottenham Hotspur F.C. getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Joel Gorri hit a great ball. The supporters of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tinko Mitrev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zanko Randev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Argir Pandov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.