League Play-Off

Batulija
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pancho Pashkov started the match with the kick off. Yosif Gluhchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trendafil Bitolski in the 3rd minute. Yosif Gluhchev stood somewhat misplaced when Trendafil Bitolski came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 6 minute. 10 minutes into the match, Zornitsa's goalkeeper Yosif Gluhchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Trendafil Bitolski. After 11 played minutes FC 13 got a freekick which was hit by Zheko Rozev. Rumen Kalenderov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rumen Kalenderov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Yosif Gluhchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-0 became the score in the 18th minute when Trendafil Bitolski elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Rumen Kalenderov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yosif Gluhchev was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Trendafil Bitolski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Slavi Stamboliyski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grisha Kukenski having to interfere. A collision led to FC 13 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Tzonko Topalski hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC 13 defense, Slavi Stamboliyski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grisha Kukenski. The FC 13 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grisha Kukenski should have stopped the shot. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rumen Kalenderov to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Zornitsa's Yanaki Bekov got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Yosif Gluhchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rumen Kalenderov in the 53rd minute of the match. When Rumen Kalenderov, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 56 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Yosif Gluhchev was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After having played for 58 minutes, Rumen Kalenderov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC 13's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rumen Kalenderov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Trendafil Bitolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Rumen Kalenderov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yosif Gluhchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Trendafil Bitolski came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FC 13 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 Trendafil Bitolski couldn't finish the play. FC 13's Trendafil Bitolski got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rumen Kalenderov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Yosif Gluhchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rumen Kalenderov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yosif Gluhchev having to interfere. In the 75th minute Trendafil Bitolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yosif Gluhchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Zornitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tencho Kozov to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Tencho Kozov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, FC 13's Trendafil Bitolski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yosif Gluhchev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. FC 13's Grisha Kukenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pancho Pashkov in the 88th minute of play. Rumen Kalenderov took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yosif Gluhchev. Yosif Gluhchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. In the 94th minute, Stefan Kuzev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Teodor Minchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zornitsa's supporters rose to their feet, but Teodor Minchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grisha Kukenski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC 13 fully deserved thier win.