League Play-Off

Detelina Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Antim Bozev kicked off to start the match. The supporters of TennisLovers booed when Garljano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peyo Arshinkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dencho Lesidrenski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Milan Cholev in the 5th minute. Brunko Androvski hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Garljano's goalkeeper Dencho Lesidrenski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Milan Cholev. If Matey Shushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in TennisLovers's zone, Matey Shushev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asen Vúrlev came out of the goal and Matey Shushev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dencho Lesidrenski was a little too slow when Antim Bozev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 21st match minute, TennisLovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radan Kovachev to maneuver through the defense. Garljano's Dencho Lesidrenski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Garljano from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Antim Bozev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dencho Lesidrenski. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Garljano's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Antim Bozev scored to the left of an out of position Dencho Lesidrenski, making the score, 3-0. Simeon Kertin struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Asen Vúrlev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Garljano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antim Bozev in the 39th minute of play forced Garljano's goalkeeper Dencho Lesidrenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Matey Shushev 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. Garljano's Serafim Shabanov got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the TennisLovers defense, Matey Shushev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Asen Vúrlev. The TennisLovers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Asen Vúrlev should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Antim Bozev in the 56th minute of play forced Garljano's goalkeeper Dencho Lesidrenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asen Vúrlev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simeon Kertin in the 58th minute of the match. Garljano were furious when Vitomir Ilyov was red carded, 59 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 58 minutes into the game, one of Garljano:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for TennisLovers. Kliment Birazov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dencho Lesidrenski. 4-1. Dencho Lesidrenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antim Bozev, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Dencho Lesidrenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antim Bozev in the 69th minute of play. Simeon Kertin charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simeon Kertin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes Garljano got a freekick which was hit by Simeon Kertin. If Brunko Androvski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dencho Lesidrenski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neno Kutlev in the 84th minute of the match. Dencho Lesidrenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milan Cholev, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The TennisLovers support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.