League Play-Off

Anfield
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tzvetelin Gelev took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Petar Zhekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mito Betov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prodan Piyanechki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dynamo Dresden's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tzonko Roev was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Liverpool's players had a chance to rest. In the 12thth minute of the game Tzvetelin Gelev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Liverpool's Vergil Belokapov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Liverpool's Vergil Belokapov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petar Zhekov in the 14th minute of play. Vergil Belokapov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzvetelin Gelev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzvetelin Gelev in the 15th minute of play forced FC Liverpool's goalkeeper Vergil Belokapov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Petar Zhekov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mito Betov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velcho Tzintzov in the 21st minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Prodan Piyanechki made a precise shot to the right of Mito Betov. Dynamo Dresden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 28th minute Tzvetelin Gelev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vergil Belokapov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Dynamo Dresden's zone, Prodan Piyanechki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mito Betov came out of the goal and Prodan Piyanechki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vergil Belokapov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tzvetelin Gelev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Dynamo Dresden were awarded a corner. Peyo Irmanov went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Dynamo Dresden's corner Stanley Bermudez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vergil Belokapov quite easily take care of the ball. In the 37th minute of the match Dynamo Dresden got a corner. FC Liverpool's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peyo Irmanov ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Tzvetelin Gelev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vergil Belokapov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 40th minute of the match, Prodan Piyanechki tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mito Betov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, FC Liverpool's Stayko Gúlov got a free kick in the 41st minute. Stoyadin Kaloyanchev hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Dynamo Dresden's Stanley Bermudez got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Prodan Piyanechki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Prodan Piyanechki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Dynamo Dresden getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ivo Gopov hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Prodan Piyanechki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mito Betov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Petar Zhekov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vergil Belokapov having to interfere. FC Liverpool's attentive Radko Vitkov managed to snatch the ball when Ivo Gopov made a throw-in in the 67th minute of the game. Mito Betov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prodan Piyanechki in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Tzvetelin Gelev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vergil Belokapov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tzvetelin Gelev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Liverpool's Momchil Cholpanov was substituted for Tzonko Roev. Dynamo Dresden's Mito Betov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velcho Tzintzov in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, FC Liverpool's goalkeeper Vergil Belokapov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tzvetelin Gelev. 80 minutes into the match, Dynamo Dresden's goal looked a bit too open when Velcho Tzintzov came free, but Mito Betov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Prodan Piyanechki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mito Betov was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 88th minute, FC Liverpool's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stanley Bermudez fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mito Betov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velcho Tzintzov in the 91st minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Dynamo Dresden's goal looked a bit too open when Prodan Piyanechki came free, but Mito Betov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.