League Play-Off

Strela Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) EW®StReLa's Momchil Modrev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Nasko Papukchiev made a precise shot to the right of Stoil Kirchev. EW®StReLa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Glawazi getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Nasko Papukchiev hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Momchil Modrev in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vlado Genov saved Glawazi from getting behind. 10 minutes into the game, one of Glawazi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A hard shot 21 in the game by Samuil Gendov from a close distance when the talented Vlado Genov managed to make a qualified save. Glawazi's players were relieved. The EW®StReLa fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when EW®StReLa's Samuil Gendov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 37th minute, Stefan Karaboychev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute Penyo Bambov managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. In the 42nd minute Boris Ninchev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stoil Kirchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Glawazi's Boris Ninchev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stoil Kirchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vlado Genov came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by EW®StReLa's Samuil Gendov. But to his dismay, Samuil Gendov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1.

The wind increased when Boris Ninchev made the kick off in the second half. Stoil Kirchev came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Glawazi's Boris Ninchev. But to his dismay, Boris Ninchev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. After a rather tough play, Glawazi's Matey Tzochev got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Glawazi's zone, Momchil Modrev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vlado Genov came out of the goal and Momchil Modrev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Momchil Modrev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Momchil Modrev came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the EW®StReLa 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 Momchil Modrev couldn't finish the play. If Rusi Ignatov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Momchil Modrev scored 4-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vlado Genov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Momchil Modrev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind EW®StReLa's goalkeeper Stoil Kirchev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The EW®StReLa fans cheered their team off the field, for while Glawazi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.