League Play-Off

Levski 1914-ARENA-
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Botyo Hadzhidimov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spike West saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th match minute, LEVSKI 1914 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Lyuboslav Gúnev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulino Conrao in the 11th minute of play. Spike West took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Shebov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Penyo Mavrodiev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Lyuboslav Gúnev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Atletik Slava 75's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Slavcho Súlov fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Kozarov in the 23rd minute of play forced LEVSKI 1914's goalkeeper Spike West to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, LEVSKI 1914 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Branislav Kútev to maneuver through the defense. Penyo Mavrodiev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Lyuboslav Gúnev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Paulino Conrao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lyuboslav Gúnev having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Penyo Mavrodiev got free with Lyuboslav Gúnev in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Penyo Mavrodiev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Lyuboslav Gúnev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Penyo Mavrodiev in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lyuboslav Gúnev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lyuboslav Gúnev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Galin Sokachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Penyo Mavrodiev struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Lyuboslav Gúnev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LEVSKI 1914. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Botyo Hadzhidimov made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Atletik Slava 75's Ruslan Kozarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Spike West narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Botyo Hadzhidimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletik Slava 75's supporters rose to their feet, but Botyo Hadzhidimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spike West breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, LEVSKI 1914's Spike West got control of the ball when Ruslan Kozarov tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Paulino Conrao came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the LEVSKI 1914 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 Paulino Conrao couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Botyo Hadzhidimov took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Spike West to make any attempt to save it. Spike West made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Nikolay Shebov sent off a good shot on target. Nikolay Shebov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lyuboslav Gúnev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paulino Conrao went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to LEVSKI 1914 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Gerasim Topuzliev hit a great ball. Lyuboslav Gúnev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Penyo Mavrodiev in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, LEVSKI 1914 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doncho Elkin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Ruslan Kozarov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletik Slava 75's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruslan Kozarov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Spike West breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Penyo Mavrodiev managed to get in a good position for a shot. LEVSKI 1914's supporters rose to their feet, but Penyo Mavrodiev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyuboslav Gúnev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spike West made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruslan Kozarov in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, Penyo Mavrodiev 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. Botyo Hadzhidimov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spike West having to interfere. Atletik Slava 75 succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though LEVSKI 1914 had controlled the match.