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21/11/2054, Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, Live on National TV
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Bulgaria Vs Benin

Bulgaria play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: Z Popov (GK) , M Borimirov (CB) , B Petkov (CB) , I Chekhov (RB) , P Popov (LB) , B Lechkov (CDM) , L Ditschec (CAM) , Z Savinov (RM) , A Kadyshev (LM) , Y Vasilenkov (ST) , T Lechkov (ST) And the subs are: M Agafonov (CB) , R Marinov (CB) , K Paskalev (CM) , R Kabankov (CM) , Z Levski (ST)

Benin play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: B Carre (GK) , R Binoche (CB) , G Segalen (CB) , G Truffaut (CB) , A Bazile (RB) , R Verne (LB) , J Benichou (CDM) , A Vartan (CAM) , T Segalen (RM) , Y Basque (LM) , A Gasson (ST) And the subs are: A Normandeau (CB) , S Schueller (CB) , H Barthez (CM) , M Brunet (CM) , C Dubled (ST)

Welcome to Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria where Bulgaria will face Benin.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 44000.

1' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

11' - Alain Vartan plays a long pass to Ray Binoche.  Ray Binoche plays a short pass to Alain Vartan.  Bogomil á Lechkov tackles Alain Vartan and gains possession for his team.  Bogomil á Lechkov plays a long ball to Zhivko á Savinov.  Zhivko á Savinov sees Yasen á Vasilenkov making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Yasen á Vasilenkov is able to take the ball.  Yasen á Vasilenkov hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but Briant Carre deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Bulgaria.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, finding Zhivko á Savinov.  Zhivko á Savinov gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Zhivko á Savinov for Bulgaria!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

12' - Benin kick the ball off for the restart.  

15' - Javier Benichou plays the ball to Amiens Bazile.  Amiens Bazile finds Ray Binoche with a short pass.  Ray Binoche finds Amiens Bazile with a long pass.  Amiens Bazile spots a run from Alain Vartan.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Alain Vartan has strayed offside!  

19' - Lyuben á Ditschec passes the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov plays the ball to Mikhail á Borimirov.  Mikhail á Borimirov passes to Lyuben á Ditschec.  Lyuben á Ditschec sees a run from Yasen á Vasilenkov.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Yasen á Vasilenkov takes the ball.  Yasen á Vasilenkov attempts the cutback, but the keeper, Briant Carre, manages to get to the ball first!  

23' - Briant Carre plays a short pass to Geron Segalen.  Geron Segalen plays a short pass to Alain Vartan.  Alain Vartan curves the ball into the box, but the ball misses everyone.  

27' - Mikhail á Borimirov sees a run from Tihomir á Lechkov.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Tihomir á Lechkov has strayed offside!  

32' - Javier Benichou passes to Grant Truffaut.  Grant Truffaut passes to Ray Binoche.  Ray Binoche slides the ball to Andre Gasson.  Andre Gasson crosses the ball, but Boyko á Petkov intercepts and takes possession.  

34' - Boyko á Petkov slides the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov speeds past Amiens Bazile.  

39' - Grant Truffaut plays a short pass to Amiens Bazile.  Amiens Bazile sees a run from Alain Vartan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

44' - Lyuben á Ditschec passes to Ivaylo á Chekhov.  Ivaylo á Chekhov passes to Boyko á Petkov.  Boyko á Petkov passes to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov sees a run from Yasen á Vasilenkov.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Yasen á Vasilenkov is able to control the ball.  Yasen á Vasilenkov shoots...but Briant Carre stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Reinald Verne gets to the ball first and clears.

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Benin kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Bogomil á Lechkov speeds past Reinald Verne.  

50' - Bogomil á Lechkov sees a run from Tihomir á Lechkov.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Tihomir á Lechkov is caught offside!  

54' - Javier Benichou plays a long ball to Geron Segalen.  Geron Segalen sees Telford Segalen making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Telford Segalen takes the ball.  Telford Segalen looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Zahari á Popov manages to stop the shot!  

59' - Zhivko á Savinov dispossesses Ray Binoche and takes the ball.  Bulgaria launch a counter attack.  Geron Segalen dispossesses Zhivko á Savinov and takes possession.  Geron Segalen sees a run from Andre Gasson.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Andre Gasson runs on to the ball.  Andre Gasson attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Andre Gasson scores!  Its a goal for Benin!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

59' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Lyuben á Ditschec slides the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov finds Boyko á Petkov with a short pass.  Boyko á Petkov sees Tihomir á Lechkov making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Tihomir á Lechkov takes the ball.  Tihomir á Lechkov looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball hits the post!  Bogomil á Lechkov is first to the loose ball...Bogomil á Lechkov hits a shot...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Reinald Verne is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

66' - Yannick Basque successfully tackles Boyko á Petkov and takes possession.  Boyko á Petkov tackles Yannick Basque and gains possession for his team.  Boyko á Petkov sees Lyuben á Ditschec making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Lyuben á Ditschec runs on to the ball.  Lyuben á Ditschec reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Yasen á Vasilenkov overshoots the ball and it goes loose! There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Tihomir á Lechkov is going to be taken off.  Zahari á Levski is going to be brought on.  

69' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev tackles Grant Truffaut and the ball goes loose.  Zhivko á Savinov passes the ball to Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev plays the ball to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov attempts to beat Reinald Verne using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

70' - Bogomil á Lechkov uses his pace to beat Alain Vartan.  

70' - Bogomil á Lechkov crosses the ball, but opposing player Ray Binoche takes possession.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yannick Basque will come off.  Montague Brunet is brought on from the bench.  

75' - Bogomil á Lechkov tackles Alain Vartan and takes possession.  Bulgaria try to launch a quick counter attack.  Bogomil á Lechkov crosses the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Telford Segalen will come off.  Adalard Normandeau joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Alain Vartan sees a run from Andre Gasson.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Andre Gasson is caught offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mikhail á Borimirov is going to be taken off.  Rumen á Marinov is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Amiens Bazile is going to be taken off.  Senior Schueller is brought on from the bench.  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yasen á Vasilenkov is going to be taken off.  Kuzman á Paskalev is brought on from the bench.  

86' - Boyko á Petkov chips a long ball to Rumen á Marinov.  Rumen á Marinov finds Kuzman á Paskalev with a short pass.  Kuzman á Paskalev sees Lyuben á Ditschec making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Lyuben á Ditschec runs on to the ball.  Lyuben á Ditschec hits the ball...and Lyuben á Ditschec scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Bulgaria player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

87' - Benin kick the ball off for the restart.  

89' - Senior Schueller finds Geron Segalen with a short pass.  Geron Segalen passes to Reinald Verne.  Reinald Verne speeds past Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  

90' - Reinald Verne sees a run from Montague Brunet.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Bulgaria 2 - 1 Benin.