League Play-Off

Skrut Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Blagovest Karidov took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Albert Dzhagarov came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the CSKA Skrut 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 Albert Dzhagarov couldn't finish the play. Pancho Tzokov was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of CSKA Skrut:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Torlaki:s goal. Stanislav Kochanov walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Ganyo Pomakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ganyo Pomakov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Blagovest Karidov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Emiliyan Bitzov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Milcho Kúrdzhiev fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Skrut's protests and gave Milcho Kúrdzhiev a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th match minute, CSKA Skrut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milcho Kúrdzhiev to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ganyo Pomakov in the 21st minute of play forced CSKA Skrut's goalkeeper Emiliyan Bitzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CSKA Skrut's Emiliyan Bitzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ganyo Pomakov in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ganyo Pomakov in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emiliyan Bitzov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grisha Dragoshinov hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. CSKA Skrut's Emiliyan Bitzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blagovest Karidov in the 34th minute of play. Tenyo Karadimitrov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ganyo Pomakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliyan Bitzov having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, FC Torlaki's Omurtag Portokalski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emiliyan Bitzov narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivo Kokoshkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. FC Torlaki's Blagovest Karidov got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Torlaki's Omurtag Portokalski got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ganyo Pomakov got free with Emiliyan Bitzov in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 59 minutes, Ivo Kokoshkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSKA Skrut's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivo Kokoshkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grisha Dragoshinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ganyo Pomakov came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the FC Torlaki 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 Ganyo Pomakov couldn't finish the play. Emiliyan Bitzov was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Blagovest Karidov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Blagovest Karidov really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. In the 68th minute Blagovest Karidov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliyan Bitzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Dzhagarov kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Blagovest Karidov came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FC Torlaki 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 Karidov couldn't finish the play. Ganyo Pomakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliyan Bitzov having to interfere. Emiliyan Bitzov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blagovest Karidov in the 90th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Grisha Dragoshinov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Skrut and the FC Torlaki players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Torlaki booed when CSKA Skrut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grisha Dragoshinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC Torlaki players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.