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CSKA Sofia v The New Saints updates: 3-0 FULL TIME

Published date: 19 August 2010 |
Published by: Mark Lingard


 

FULL time in Sofia and it finishes 3-0 to CSKA Sofia. Three goals in the final 10 minutes for the Bulgarians break Saints' hearts after spirited display.

Spas Delev makes it 3-0 on 90 minutes, probably ending the tie. He takes the ball to the edge of the box before firing a great shot past Paul Harrison.

Alex Darlington replaces Matty Williams with just three minutes remaining.

Delev nearly makes it three, firing a header just wide on 87 minutes.

Two goals in a minute as first Guiseppe Aquaro (81) and then sub Gregory Nelson (82) break TNS hearts. Aquaro headed in a free-kick from Boris Galchev.

Matthew Berkeley replaces Saints' leading scorer Chris Sharp. Jamie Wood replaces Chris Jones as TNS look to add some fresh attacking legs.

Cillian Sheridan fires wide with his first chance after coming on as substitute.

On 55 minutes as Williams shot is deflected and CSKA keeper Karadzhov can only parry it. Marquinos drew a great save from Harrison, who tips over at full stretch.

Tonev fired wide for CSKA Sofia on 46 minutes.

The teams are out for the second half.

Yellow card for Aquaro after a bad foul on The New Saints' Craig Jones.

Galchev fired a free-kick just over on 37 minutes and just moments later Delev had the ball in the net, but he was quite rightly ruled offside.

On 31 minutes a Williams run saw him hacked down on the edge of the box, and the same player fired the resulting free-kick into the wall.

TNS almost fell behind on 29 minutes when Harrison could only parry Tonev's long range effort and the ball nearly squirmed over the line.

Marquinos fired a free-kick into the wall on 22 minutes after Matty Williams conceded a free-kick 25 yards from the TNS goal.

Delev was warned for diving on 14 minutes before firing well wide.

The first real chance fell to the Bulgarians on eight minutes when a great cross from the right eluded everyone and fell to Delev who fired over.

CSKA Sofia include Cillian Sheridan, signed this week from Celtic, on the bench.

Teams: CSKA Sofia: Karadzhov, Vidanov, Yanchev, Aquaro, Trifonov, Galchev, Marquinos, Tonev, Delev, Saidhodhza, Iliev. Subs: Chavdorov, Vasilev, Kostadinov, Yanev, Tiboni, Sheridan, Nelson.

TNS: Paul Harrison, Danny Holmes, Phil Baker, Steve Evans, Tommy Holmes, Scott Ruscoe, Barry Hogan, Matty Williams, Chris Sharp, Chris Seargeant, Craig Jones.
Subs: Simon Williams (GK), Craig Williams, Connell Rawlinson, John McKenna, Jamie Wood, Alex Darlington, Matthew Berkeley.

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