League Play-Off

Kolischowzi Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Slavyan Bangiev got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Ezibeiu! 8 minutes into the match, CSKA Kolischowzi's Damyan Velikin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilko Nikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Nenko Chergarski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhelyo Kotorov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slavyan Bangiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 21st minute Damyan Velikin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilko Nikov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th match minute, FC Ezibeiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stoyan Dilovski to maneuver through the defense. Zhelyo Kotorov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belcho Selishki, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Damyan Velikin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Damyan Velikin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Asen Maev made a kick off. With a little luck, CSKA Kolischowzi's Zhelyo Kotorov got control of the ball when Belcho Selishki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Asen Maev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilko Nikov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miladin Kodrov's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. CSKA Kolischowzi were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after FC Ezibeiu's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zapryan Vachkov took the corner. Stoyan Dilovski tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Ilko Nikov. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 61st minute. If Slavyan Bangiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belcho Selishki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Zhelyo Kotorov managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when FC Ezibeiu's Belcho Selishki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. CSKA Kolischowzi's Zhelyo Kotorov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavyan Bangiev in the 69th minute of play. Asen Maev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Asen Maev took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilko Nikov. Ilko Nikov 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. Ilko Nikov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asen Maev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Damyan Velikin came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the CSKA Kolischowzi 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 Damyan Velikin couldn't finish the play. Teodor Kúrdzhiev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ilko Nikov. FC Ezibeiu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 92 minutes of play, CSKA Kolischowzi's Damyan Velikin made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilko Nikov was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, CSKA Kolischowzi's Teodor Kúrdzhiev got a free kick in the 95th minute. FC Ezibeiu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.