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Ludogorets have comfortable 2-0 lead before the second match against Dinamo Minsk

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Bulgarian football champions Ludogorets won 2-0 against Belarusian Dinamo Minsk in a match of the second preliminary round of the Champions League. Because of to the war in Ukraine, the second match will be played in Hungary on July 31. 

Bernard Tekpetey opened the score in the 9th minute of the game. At the very end of the first half, Todor Nedelev and Ivaylo Chochev, through several double passes, managed to surprise the guests' defense. Nedelev found himself face to face with the visitors' goalkeeper but the Bulgarian player was fouled and the referee gave an 11-meter penalty kick. Nedelev scored and in the 44th minute of the match the result was 2:0. In the second half, the Bulgarians missed several more opportunities to score.




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