00:06One change from coach Julio Velasquez today from that 11th, Maicon replacing
00:12Gaspar Cerdin, Zinni scored the equaliser against Crete in that Super Cup game late
00:19on to take it two penalties which ultimately Ike lost. And it is the side
00:30from Athens, Ike who get us under way kicking from left to right in the first
00:36half in their yellow and black striped jerseys against Levski with the
00:43opportunity to deliver here. It's left-footed Bobla which was never
00:49going to trouble Strakosha.
00:56Just got his own home team. Bit too pleased about Olympiakos doing that in their ground.
01:04Lofra Maia with the forward ball and it's hooked and it's clipped the Barjovic.
01:10Well that's what he's about. Dimitrov should have got a little bit tighter.
01:18He hit it all nice and early. Golki was well beaten.
01:22Nice chance of the game so far. Yeah, just smudging the top of that Levski crossbar.
01:28Mubarak here.
01:31Serginio back to Mubarak.
01:34This time it's Serginio that goes in between the two centre-backs to try and get on the ball.
01:43And here's the chance for Okaflex. Referee took a look at that challenge. Mubarak's shot is smothered by Strakosha.
01:52Serginio went in between the two centre-halves to get on the ball and make things happen.
01:55He certainly did that. What a good ball it is to the right back making his forward run.
02:01A couple of good challenges.
02:04Not quite enough on it from Mubarak, but that's better.
02:07When they've looked dangerous is when they've got the ball forward that little bit quicker.
02:10Those big diagonals out to the right-hand side.
02:16Yeah, we've seen one here from Serafinov and then that one from Serginio.
02:21Dimitrov has been a little bit more conservative as Stuart has said in the first half so far, but
02:30it's been a really enjoyable game this actually.
02:33Mubarak.
02:34Okaflex has just taken the fall back in.
02:37He's now almost gone to the centre-forward position,
02:39which is leaving space for Aldair to break forward down that right-hand side when they hit the big diagonal.
02:45And we're in the last minute of it, but at least the last minute of regulation time.
02:53Svetislav Vudsov with the long ball downfield towards Okaflex, beaten in the air by Relvas.
03:00Felipe Relvas to Strakosha.
03:13He just had to hurry or at least be sure-footed.
03:18The ball did just bobble in front of him.
03:21He did a little bit.
03:26He's been a good goalkeeper for many years now.
03:31More than 200 games for Lazio.
03:38And there is no added time at the end of the first half at all.
03:42It's been a really competitive, very even first 45 minutes that between Levski-Sofia and Ike-Athens.
03:56Well, the decibel levels haven't dropped one iota.
04:02As Levski try and build the first attack of the second half.
04:10He is Aldair Dimitrov.
04:22A little around the corner from Maicon.
04:34He's been a threat in the first half, Aldair here down this right-hand side.
04:37Once again, he's found a bit of space.
04:40A couple of great depth touches actually.
04:44Serginio skipping away from one challenge, driving the cross straight into Pilo, however.
04:51Levski goal.
04:55I'd be surprised that we see Varga on the pitch fairly soon for like,
05:00I can't see too much of Zinni as a sender forward.
05:02Yeah.
05:05Pilo.
05:07Pilo's crossed it up bad actually.
05:09Came off the wrong bit of the head of Serafinov.
05:15Pilo.
05:19Nakudi.
05:22Kairinen.
05:32Koytan.
05:36Bobbler always heading wide in all honesty from Razvan Marin.
05:40He's untroubled.
05:41First touch is excellent here because he's put under a bit of pressure by Koytan,
05:44but he just gets his touch in between the two defenders.
05:46It's been the case on several occasions now.
05:49The shooting from distance hasn't been good for either.
05:54Something in this for Mike Koytan.
05:58And Baric hurled himself in the way to pull this stinging direction off it.
06:02Good block back by the midfielder.
06:07Game is stretching a little bit.
06:09Mike on with a really great run here.
06:12Mike on goes on and on and draws the save from a stretching.
06:18Good pace, good angle, stays on his feet after that challenge.
06:24It was quite dynamic wasn't it from the midfield player Michael?
06:27Yeah.
06:30A left back really by Trey.
06:33Aldair here.
06:35Ocoflex.
06:36Ocoflex.
06:37And Serginho drove it.
06:39Rinaldo tried to redirect it.
06:43Just feel that Levski are pushing now.
06:54Oh, Mubarak didn't get a shout.
06:57And Zinni took it away from him.
06:59That's well run back.
07:01Dimitrov is going to have a go here.
07:02It's not bad.
07:04Well held Strakosha.
07:08Just wanted a bit more energy and a bit more pace in the team.
07:14Very good technically, but not a great athlete.
07:18And Zinni with the shooting chance.
07:21Use the overlapping run.
07:25Pace to get away from the first challenge.
07:27Left foot shot.
07:29His first bit of play was good.
07:30Good pace, drive it into the space.
07:33Then didn't get his shot away with any sort of conviction.
07:36Rinaldo fairly dispossessed by the outstretched left boot of Khan Kairinen.
07:44Signed in the summer transfer window.
07:47The Finnish international from Sparta Prague.
07:54Zinni Ford comes back to Zinni off the defender's toe.
08:00And he goes for the near post.
08:02It took a deflection on its way.
08:04Since the change, he's come to life.
08:05It's not a particularly good effort.
08:12It's steep and it's headed up and it's headed over.
08:21Rota linking up well within.
08:23The cross might come in here.
08:25And Mubarak was there to deal with it at the expense of a throw.
08:28A really good play combination down that right hand side.
08:31But the wrong cross at the end of it.
08:33A couple of players at the far post just needed to be lifted into the box.
08:38Only seconds to play here.
08:42Lazaros Rota with this throw in for Eich.
08:47The little flick on.
08:49And the foul would not have been given, I think.
08:53Petros Mantelos, had he controlled that and turned money, got a shot away.
08:57Forward from Felipe Relvas.
08:59Would have been offside.
09:00And the whistle has gone, I think, for the end of this first leg.
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