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Sofia
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) CSKA Sofia's Nesho Madzhov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Krastyo Sedefchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Veliko Redzhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th match minute, CSKA Sofia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toshko Rilski to maneuver through the defense. When Branimir Ragin fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC NSport United's protests and gave Branimir Ragin a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of CSKA Sofia booed when AFC NSport United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Branimir Ragin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Veliko Redzhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krastyo Sedefchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Toshko Rilski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, AFC NSport United's goalkeeper Yoto Katzkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Toshko Rilski. Naum Minchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veliko Redzhov having to interfere. Yoto Katzkov made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Viden Rusimov sent off a good shot on target. Yoto Katzkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Viden Rusimov in the 32nd minute. Veliko Redzhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Krastyo Sedefchev's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Naum Minchev struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Veliko Redzhov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC NSport United. Krastyo Sedefchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veliko Redzhov having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, CSKA Sofia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toshko Rilski to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Viktor Krinchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Sofia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC NSport United the free kick. Viktor Krinchev hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Dobromir Matakiev charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dobromir Matakiev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AFC NSport United's Dobromir Matakiev got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Krastyo Sedefchev made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Goran Piperevski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the game, Viden Rusimov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Sofia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC NSport United the free kick. A collision led to CSKA Sofia getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Viden Rusimov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Toshko Rilski managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Sofia's supporters rose to their feet, but Toshko Rilski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yoto Katzkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Krastyo Sedefchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veliko Redzhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Branimir Predoev's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Yoto Katzkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nesho Madzhov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. AFC NSport United's Yoto Katzkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viden Rusimov in the 65th minute of play. After 67 played minutes AFC NSport United got a freekick which was hit by Dobromir Matakiev. Krastyo Sedefchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AFC NSport United's Branimir Predoev got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, CSKA Sofia's Veliko Redzhov got control of the ball when Krastyo Sedefchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesho Madzhov in the 81st minute of play forced AFC NSport United's goalkeeper Yoto Katzkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC NSport United booed when CSKA Sofia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toshko Rilski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes, Krastyo Sedefchev made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. CSKA Sofia's Veliko Redzhov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute, Krastyo Sedefchev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Veliko Redzhov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. AFC NSport United played a much better game than CSKA Sofia and deserved their victory. The CSKA Sofia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.