League Play-Off

Kirkova
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Kubrat Damev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikos Giotos was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. ПФК „Славия“'s Anastas Púdarev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save ПФК „Славия“ from getting a goal against them. FC blue lions's attentive Alexander Gaydev managed to snatch the ball when Mladen Vesov made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. After 9 played minutes ПФК „Славия“ got a freekick which was hit by Mladen Benishev. Nikos Giotos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kubrat Damev's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, ПФК „Славия“'s goalkeeper Anastas Púdarev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos. Nikos Giotos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kubrat Damev went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Roman Kralchev kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Kubrat Damev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Giotos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos in the 34th minute of play forced ПФК „Славия“'s goalkeeper Anastas Púdarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kubrat Damev in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Giotos saved FC blue lions from getting behind. With a little luck, ПФК „Славия“'s Anastas Púdarev got control of the ball when Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roman Kralchev hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. If Kubrat Damev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC blue lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 57 minutes of play, FC blue lions's Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anastas Púdarev was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd match minute, FC blue lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Gaydev to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute of the match Mladen Benishev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nikos Giotos skillfully saved the ball. Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anastas Púdarev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. When Kubrat Damev came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the ПФК „Славия“ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kubrat Damev couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC blue lions's goalkeeper Nikos Giotos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ПФК „Славия“'s Spiridon Lekov was substituted for Kubrat Damev. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paraskevas Papadimitropoulos in the 83rd minute of play forced ПФК „Славия“'s goalkeeper Anastas Púdarev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Giotos made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Spiridon Lekov sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Alexander Gaydev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC blue lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Gaydev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anastas Púdarev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC blue lions's Alexander Gaydev got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC blue lions had won after a very even match.