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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Goran Slúnchev took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Goran Slúnchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Surinderjit Nijjar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Surinderjit Nijjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stayko Milyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. India's Surinderjit Nijjar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stayko Milyov in the 7th minute of play. Bulgaria's Tzocho Yavrichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amritaprabha Jain in the 8th minute of play. Surinderjit Nijjar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yane Baylov in the 11th minute of the match. India's Surinderjit Nijjar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stayko Milyov in the 15th minute of play. Stayko Milyov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Surinderjit Nijjar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Bulgaria's Tzocho Yavrichev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Bulgaria from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute of the game Radhakrishna Johl made a throw-in which Agnidhraka Kler played forward. Tzocho Yavrichev made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ajata Kaal sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of India booed when Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Goran Slúnchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Surinderjit Nijjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stayko Milyov, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Radhakrishna Johl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Stayko Milyov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Surinderjit Nijjar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stayko Milyov in the 46th minute of the match. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kudhara Sharma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tzocho Yavrichev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kudhara Sharma's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Bulgaria's Goran Slúnchev managed to work through India's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Goran Slúnchev dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 59th minute Goran Slúnchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Surinderjit Nijjar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Surinderjit Nijjar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stayko Milyov in the 62nd minute. After 68 played minutes Bulgaria got a freekick which was hit by Valcho Starchev. Bulgaria's Yordan Ralovski was substituted for Goran Slúnchev. Bulgaria's Nenko Ashikov was substituted for Evstati Evdokiev. In the 69th match minute, Bulgaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valcho Starchev to maneuver through the defense. India made a substitution. Kinjata Sangha replaced Kudhara Sharma. Tzocho Yavrichev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adinatha Khandelwal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on India's corner Dhaval Marathe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tzocho Yavrichev quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Kinjata Sangha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tzocho Yavrichev was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, India's goal looked a bit too open when Stayko Milyov came free, but Surinderjit Nijjar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yane Baylov in the 83rd minute of play forced India's goalkeeper Surinderjit Nijjar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Bulgaria's Yordan Ralovski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Surinderjit Nijjar. Surinderjit Nijjar yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. The supporters of Bulgaria booed when India was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anandita Bahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, India's goal looked a bit too open when Yordan Ralovski came free, but Surinderjit Nijjar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. India's Anandita Bahia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dencho Handzhiyski, made in the 89th minute of the game. Bulgaria's Tzocho Yavrichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kinjata Sangha in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yane Baylov got free with Surinderjit Nijjar in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Surinderjit Nijjar made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Stayko Milyov sent off a good shot on target.