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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Amaral came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benet Rano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fokke Meijeringh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dido Vanev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fokke Meijeringh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Todorov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fokke Meijeringh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Todorov in the 17th minute of the match. Benet Rano hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Ren Fan Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Meijeringh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdi Vorenkamp received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lilko Timov came out and tried to block the shot, but Ferdi Vorenkamp slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Milen Godzhev came free, but Fokke Meijeringh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Inácio Amaral could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Lilko Timov however easily saved by the left post. Fokke Meijeringh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Fan Yu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. De Kasteelheren's Fokke Meijeringh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benet Rano in the 45th minute of play. After 45 played minutes De Kasteelheren got a freekick which was hit by Ferdi Vorenkamp. Fokke Meijeringh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dido Vanev went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Inácio Amaral to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, De Kasteelheren's goal looked a bit too open when Dido Vanev came free, but Fokke Meijeringh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Fokke Meijeringh successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marian Todorov got free with Fokke Meijeringh in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Fokke Meijeringh got control of the ball when Ren Fan Yu tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marian Todorov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fokke Meijeringh was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdi Vorenkamp in the 61st minute of play. Lilko Timov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Ren Fan Yu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Fokke Meijeringh made a huge save. Marian Todorov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Fokke Meijeringh made a huge save. Inácio Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Ren Fan Yu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fokke Meijeringh. That made the score 2-2 after 76 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dido Vanev in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fokke Meijeringh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute Dido Vanev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Meijeringh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after De Kasteelheren's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Milen Godzhev took the corner. In the 94th minute Dido Vanev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Meijeringh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. VN SOKOLI-VARNA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.