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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marko Ruskov took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Bulgaria's Marko Ruskov in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norway's goalie prevented a goal. Torjus Stenersen hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Berntzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Norway's goalkeeper Kjell Trengereid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marko Ruskov. Bulgaria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ignat Nozharov in the 9th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Norway's goalie and right to Velyo Denchev. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Norway's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Marko Ruskovs short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Kjell Trengereid to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Steinar Flo in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitomir Starokin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute Norway were awarded a corner. Tor-Egil Sollien went to the cornerflag to take it. Norway's Kjell Trengereid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Norway from getting a goal against them. Ilko Hindalov kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bulgaria's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Marko Ruskov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kjell Trengereid was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 33rdth minute of the game Marko Ruskov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Norway's Kjell Trengereid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vitomir Starokin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Berntzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Vitomir Starokin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emil Berntzen's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emil Berntzen to make the kick off. Kjell Trengereid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marko Ruskov, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Tvete came free, but Vitomir Starokin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norway's Nils Støle was substituted for Mats Bentsen. Marko Ruskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Ruskov in the 61st minute of play forced Norway's goalkeeper Kjell Trengereid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norway's Kjell Trengereid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Ruskov in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Ruskov came free, but Kjell Trengereid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norway's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tor-Egil Sollien in the 68th minute. After taking down the ball on Norway's corner Tor-Egil Sollien fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vitomir Starokin quite easily take care of the ball. Emil Berntzen made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bulgaria's Antoni Kachamakov. When Norway's Ferdinand Tvete in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bulgaria's goalie prevented a goal. 81 minutes into the match, Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Ruskov came free, but Kjell Trengereid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bulgaria getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Velichko Dúrov hit a great ball. The throw-in from Nils Støle in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bulgaria's Naycho Dotzov. Kjell Trengereid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denimir Tzonkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Kjell Trengereid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 89th minute of the match.