League Play-Off

Zivkovo Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Totyo Datzev made the kick off which started today's match. Panayot Matrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doychin Karatotev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venko Branev having to interfere. When Rosinok's Yavor Zorovski in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zivkovo's goalie prevented a goal. If Doychin Karatotev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute Yavor Zorovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borimir Drenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Yancho Randzhev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Panayot Matrov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Venko Branev made a huge save. Doychin Karatotev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venko Branev having to interfere. Doychin Karatotev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Venko Branev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doychin Karatotev to make the kick off. Svetlozar Tabakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Borimir Drenkov having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Rosinok was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhan Karameshev to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Zivkovo getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Yanaki Dragnev hit a great ball. A collision led to Zivkovo getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Yancho Randzhev hit a great ball. If Panayot Matrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venko Branev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doychin Karatotev in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Doychin Karatotev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zivkovo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 70th minute, Totyo Datzev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Borimir Drenkov. The goal made the score 1-1. Doychin Karatotev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Venko Branev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zivkovo's Panayot Matrov in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rosinok's goalie prevented a goal. Svetlozar Tabakov kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Doychin Karatotev took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Venko Branev. Venko Branev 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. When Zivkovo's Yancho Randzhev in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rosinok's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panayot Matrov in the 84th minute of play forced Rosinok's goalkeeper Venko Branev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Totyo Datzev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borimir Drenkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panayot Matrov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Venko Branev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Doychin Karatotev 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. Doychin Karatotev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Venko Branev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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. Zivkovo fully deserved thier win.