A 47th minute penalty from Krasimir Balakov won this friendly after a dire first half by both sides.
Balakov won the penalty himself when he was fouled in the penalty area and hit a low drive to score.
Macedonia rarely looked like scoring but did venture forward in the 85th minute when substitute Goran Maznov forced a good save from Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov.
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