League Play-Off

Dashdowniza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Spiridonov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kuncho Koshlukov kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blagovest Karadakov during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FK Ronaldo getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Blagovest Karadakov hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Ruslan Duparinov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tvurdintsi's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruslan Duparinov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bocho Draev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tzeko Dangov scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bocho Draev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th minute, Roman Spiridonov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Kuncho Koshlukov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Donyo Zarkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, FK Ronaldo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blagovest Karadakov to maneuver through the defense. Zhecho Kozhushkov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bocho Draev. FK Ronaldo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Avdzhiyski in the 21st minute of play forced FK Ronaldo's goalkeeper Bocho Draev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tvurdintsi's zone, Kuncho Koshlukov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donyo Zarkov came out of the goal and Kuncho Koshlukov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valeri Novkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Donyo Zarkov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Kuncho Koshlukov came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the FK Ronaldo 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 Kuncho Koshlukov couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Roman Spiridonov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donyo Zarkov was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Valeri Novkov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK Ronaldo's supporters rose to their feet, but Valeri Novkov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donyo Zarkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute of the match, Kuncho Koshlukov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Donyo Zarkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 41 minutes into the match, Tvurdintsi's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Spiridonov came free, but Donyo Zarkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Valeri Novkov sped through Tvurdintsi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Donyo Zarkov. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Igor Pizhov was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Avdzhiyski got free with Bocho Draev in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tzeko Dangov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 56 minutes into the game, FK Ronaldo's Kuncho Koshlukov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donyo Zarkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When Kuncho Koshlukov came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the FK Ronaldo 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 Kuncho Koshlukov couldn't finish the play. Donyo Zarkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Spiridonov in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valeri Novkov in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donyo Zarkov saved Tvurdintsi from getting behind. Delyan Katzev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donyo Zarkov having to interfere. Bocho Draev was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Igor Pizhov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Igor Pizhov really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 73rd minute, Roman Spiridonov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Tvurdintsi defense, Kuncho Koshlukov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donyo Zarkov. The Tvurdintsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donyo Zarkov should have stopped the shot. Roman Spiridonov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute Kuncho Koshlukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donyo Zarkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FK Ronaldo booed when Tvurdintsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tzeko Dangov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Blagovest Karadakov came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the FK Ronaldo 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 Blagovest Karadakov couldn't finish the play. Antonio Daganov struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Donyo Zarkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Ronaldo. In the 84th minute, Antonio Daganov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Donyo Zarkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valeri Novkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Kuncho Koshlukov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donyo Zarkov having to interfere. Kuncho Koshlukov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donyo Zarkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeri Novkov in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tvurdintsi's Zhecho Kozhushkov got a free kick in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that FK Ronaldo were the better team. FK Ronaldo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.