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Levski defeated the third division hero of Slivnitsa twenty in control played at the stadium “Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov”. The Blues opened the scoring early through Bilal Bari (7), and in the final minutes of the first half the striker doubled the hosts’ lead, scoring his first goals for Sofia’s team.
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The Blues managed to gain control of the ball in the first minutes of the game and settled in the middle of the guests. In the 5th minute Steven Petkov crossed Bilal Bari into the penalty area, but the striker was overtaken by Dimitar Simeonov, who caught it.
Two minutes later, Levski opened the scoring. Bilal Barry received in the penalty area, then turned and with a shot in the lower right corner he realized it.
In the 11th minute, Iliya Yurukov made a breakthrough on the right, then crossed Toma Daske to the ground in the penalty area. The Frenchman controlled and fired, but S.ivnishki’s hero guard saved, and then Stephen Petkov’s shot was blocked. A minute later, Marin Petkov fired a solid shot from the distance, followed by a decisive intervention from Dimitar Simeonov, who killed on a corner kick.
The Blues continued to set the pace of the game, alternating attacks on the flanks. In the 18th minute, Dragan Mihajlovic got in on the right and immediately crossed from the air into the penalty area, where Bilal Bari shot over the right post.
In the 23rd minute, in the torrential rain at “Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov”, Martin Raynov fired from 25 meters, which was stopped by Dimitar Simeonov. A minute later, Marin Petkov crossed from a foul in the penalty area, where Zhivko Atanasov was above everyone, but his header went over the gate.
In the middle of the first half, the rain intensified on “Gerena”, which made actions on the field difficult. In the 30th minute Zvonimir Mikulic decisively killed off a corner kick off Mario Petkov’s shot from distance.
The “Blues” put pressure on their opponent in their own half, leading to errors in catching the ball. Levski continued to control the actions on the field, but in the final minutes of the first half there were no dangers at Dimitar Simeonov’s goal.
In the 39th minute Patrick-Gabriel Galchev burst into the penalty area and passed around the penalty spot to Iliya Yurukov, but the midfielder’s subsequent shot was very imprecise. Immediately after this situation, the guests had a good chance after a corner kick. Central defender Martin Minchev headed the right post.
In the 42nd minute Patrick-Gabriel Galchev crossed into the penalty area, where Georgi Alexandrov, who joined the attack, shot dangerously with his head near the goal.
A minute later, Levski doubled their lead. Martin Raynov received from the left and crossed into the penalty area, where spotted Bilal Bari headed into the upper right corner.
In the last minute of the first half, the blues striker got back into a good shooting position, but this time he fired into Dimitar Simeonov’s body.
During the break, the two coaches made a lot of changes to their line-ups. Zhivko Milanov replaced most of his starters and brought Nikolay Mihailov and six other talents from the school into the game.
The Blues continued to set the pace early in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Valeri Bozhinov invaded the penalty area and passed Iliya Dimitrov. The striker followed Ivaylo Naydenov, but the defender closed in, then deflected to Ivaylo Hristov, but the attack lost its sharpness and did not end with a shot.
In the 55th minute, Daniel Nachev stepped over the edge of the penalty area, after which Valeri Bozhinov technically missed for Iliya Dimitrov. The forward fired, then rebounded and the ball went into a corner kick.
Five minutes later, Andrian Kraev, long absent due to injury, returned to play. The hosts showed speed in the following minutes and Daniel Nachev combined excellently several times with Valeri Bozhinov and Ivaylo Hristov.
Levski remained the most active team, but in the second half there were no goal dangers in front of the hero Slivnishki’s door.
In the 77th minute Daniel Nachev crossed from a corner kick into the penalty area, where Simone Ignatov shot with a header, but close to the gate. Shortly after, Nikolai Mihailov deflected a distant shot from Milanov.
In the 86th minute Ivaylo Naydenov stole the ball from the left, then invaded the penalty area and followed Andrian Kraev on the ground. The attacking midfielder shot immediately, but the guest goalkeeper killed. At the end of the match, Levski were looking for a third goal, but the result remained unchanged.
LEVSKI – SLIVNISHKI HERO 2: 0
1: 0 Bari 7 ‘
2: 0 Bari 43 ‘
INITIAL COMPOSITIONS:
LEVSKI: Zvonimir Mikulic, Dragan Mihajlovic, Zhivko Atanasov, Georgi Alexandrov, Patrick-Gabriel Galchev, Toma Daske, Martin Raynov, Iliya Yurukov, Marin Petkov, Steven Petkov, Bilal Bari
Reserves: Nikolay Mikhailov, Ivaylo Naidenov, Bogdan Kostov, Daniel Nachev, Ivaylo Hristov, Kostadin Iliev, Iliya Dimitrov, Valeri Bozhinov, Andrian Kraev
Coach: Zhivko Milanov
DRAINAGE HERO: Dimitar Simeonov, Stefan Iliev, Martin Minchev, Martin Kostadinov, Radoslav Iliev, Christian Nikolov, Mario Petkov, Viktor Georgiev, Petar Malinov, David Dimitrov, Borislav Trendafilov
Coach: Krassimir Traikov
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