League Play-Off

Бобов дол Арена
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Toncho Goranchev made the kick off and thus started the match. Doychin Zhablenski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Rocco Starks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iliyan Arnaudov in the 17th minute of play forced Restricted Area's goalkeeper Rocco Starks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zlatko Gúrdakov might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rocco Starks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zlatko Gúrdakov ran back to his position shaking his head. Anton Topliyski hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Restricted Area's goalkeeper Rocco Starks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Parvan Mechkarski. 34 minutes into the match, Restricted Area's goalkeeper Rocco Starks had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Parvan Mechkarski. Restricted Area's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Doychin Zhablenski 35 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Iliyan Arnaudov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rocco Starks having to interfere. Rocco Starks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doychin Zhablenski in the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th minute Pancho Kosovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vihar Kulev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

51 minutes into the match, Restricted Area's goal looked a bit too open when Iliyan Arnaudov came free, but Rocco Starks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Restricted Area's Rocco Starks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Gúrdakov in the 52nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Restricted Area's Vasko Pirinski got a free kick in the 59th minute. Rocco Starks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatko Gúrdakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Миньор БД booed when Restricted Area was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Hadzhigeorgiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Iliyan Arnaudov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rocco Starks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Parvan Mechkarski, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Миньор БД getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Aleko Semerdzhiev hit a great ball. Pancho Kosovski took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vihar Kulev. Vihar Kulev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The supporters of Миньор БД booed when Restricted Area was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yoto Amiorkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Миньор БД's Zlatko Gúrdakov got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rocco Starks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doychin Zhablenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Миньор БД booed when Restricted Area was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasko Pirinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Iliyan Arnaudov made a precise shot to the right of Rocco Starks. Restricted Area's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After having played for 81 minutes, Zlatko Gúrdakov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Миньор БД's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zlatko Gúrdakov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute Doychin Zhablenski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rocco Starks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rocco Starks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iliyan Arnaudov in the 85th minute of the match. If Aleko Semerdzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Миньор БД were the better team. Миньор БД's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.