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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nedko Tzokev kicked off to start the match. Falah Rashid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Georgi Asparuhov's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 3 minutes, Georgi Asparuhov made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Lebanon's Falah Rashid tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Naem Thawban hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Falah Rashid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georgi Asparuhov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neno Nozharov took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Falah Rashid. Falah Rashid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Falah Rashid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georgi Asparuhov in the 12th minute of the match. Nedko Tzokev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Lebanon's Falah Rashid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Asparuhov in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdul Halim Aban got free with Stoyadin Shahov in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Arso Rangachev got a free kick in the 20th minute. Georgi Asparuhov took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Falah Rashid. Falah Rashid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Lebanon's zone, Nedko Tzokev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Falah Rashid came out of the goal and Nedko Tzokev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Falah Rashid came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Bulgaria's Georgi Asparuhov. But to his dismay, Georgi Asparuhov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Abdul Halim Abans short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Stoyadin Shahov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Falah Rashid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Georgi Asparuhov went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 40 played minutes U21 Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Neno Nozharov. U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anwar Yasem in the 41st minute of play. U21 Lebanon's Falah Rashid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Georgi Asparuhov in the 44th minute of play. John Terry kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anwar Yasem made a kick off. In the 55th minute Nedko Tzokev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falah Rashid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Yoakim Nakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Malin Sivchev got a free kick in the 61st minute. With 64 minutes on the clock, Dahir Ilias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 64 minutes into the game, one of U21 Lebanon:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. U21 Lebanon:s Falah Rashid showed great skill when he stopped Georgi Asparuhov:s penalty. Georgi Asparuhov scored 0-6 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Falah Rashid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, U21 Lebanon's goalkeeper Falah Rashid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nedko Tzokev. After 69 played minutes U21 Lebanon got a freekick which was hit by Wajid Abdul Baqi. In the 71st match minute, U21 Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgi Asparuhov to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Nedko Tzokev fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Falah Rashid. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and U21 Bulgaria's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Nedko Tzokev sped through U21 Lebanon's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Falah Rashid. Georgi Asparuhov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Falah Rashid when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Falah Rashid made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Georgi Asparuhov sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute, John Terry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Bulgaria's Stoyadin Shahov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhannad Touffah in the 85th minute of play. Stoyadin Shahov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhannad Touffah in the 85th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Neno Nozharov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, U21 Lebanon's Anwar Yasem got a free kick in the 96th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Neno Nozharov managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Bulgaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Neno Nozharov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Falah Rashid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded U21 Bulgaria left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Lebanon.