League Play-Off

Levski 1914-ARENA-
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Radan Leshkov made the kick off and thus started the match. Bozhidar Kerkenyakov kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of LEVSKI 1914 booed when Mechi Geran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radan Leshkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute, Penyo Mavrodiev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anko Gladnishki was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Spike West made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radan Leshkov in the 14th minute of play. After 16 played minutes, Mechi Geran's Borislav Gunev shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Spike West came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mechi Geran reached it. After 18 minutes of play, Mechi Geran's Radoy Arizanov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Spike West was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 25 minutes, Gerasim Topuzliev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LEVSKI 1914 and the Mechi Geran players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gerasim Topuzliev kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Spike West showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radan Leshkov in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mechi Geran's Nesho Doganov got a free kick in the 30th minute. 31 minutes in the game, Branislav Kútev fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Anko Gladnishki having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radan Leshkov in the 34th minute of play forced LEVSKI 1914's goalkeeper Spike West to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LEVSKI 1914's Spike West played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Parvan Kyutev in the 36th minute of play. Spike West showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radoy Arizanov in the 42nd minute of the match. Radoy Arizanov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spike West read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Penyo Mavrodiev was the one to do the kick off. Radan Leshkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 56th minute Gerasim Topuzliev suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Parvan Kyutev hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Penyo Mavrodiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LEVSKI 1914's supporters crossed their fingers, but Penyo Mavrodiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. LEVSKI 1914's Paulino Conrao got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When LEVSKI 1914's Penyo Mavrodiev in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mechi Geran's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Penyo Mavrodiev in the 66th minute of play forced Mechi Geran's goalkeeper Anko Gladnishki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LEVSKI 1914's Spike West played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radan Leshkov in the 71st minute of play. Anko Gladnishki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Conrao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slavcho Súlov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Penyo Mavrodiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ginyo Simitchiyski charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ginyo Simitchiyski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave LEVSKI 1914 a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Branislav Kútev, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mechi Geran's Anko Gladnishki. 2-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. LEVSKI 1914 had played much better football throughout.