League Play-Off

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zdzislaw Obuchowicz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikifor Vekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Krum Nikolchov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Di Stéfano, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Trifon Patrikov fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lokomotiv Plovdiv's protests and gave Trifon Patrikov a yellow card for diving instead. Nikifor Vekov made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Sven Brask sent off a good shot on target. Trifon Patrikov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krum Nikolchov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Haglund in the 16th minute of play. Nikifor Vekov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Lokomotiv Plovdiv were awarded a corner. Sven Brask went to the cornerflag to take it. Zdzislaw Obuchowicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Nikifor Vekov made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikifor Vekov saved JET-M from getting behind. Nikifor Vekov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mirolyub Dragoychev in the 46th minute.

JET-M's Mirolyub Radin was substituted for Alfredo Di Stéfano. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivan Haglund made a kick off. Nikifor Vekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirolyub Dragoychev in the 55th minute of play. Ivan Haglund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Krum Nikolchov made a huge save. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mirolyub Radin 61 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Slavey Lesov replaced Sven Brask. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Biser Tenov replaced Yulian Florov. JET-M made a substitution. Ren Xi Liang replaced Julio Quirze. Lokomotiv Plovdiv made a substitution. Yulian Seferinov replaced Trifon Patrikov. Nikifor Vekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zdzislaw Obuchowicz in the 67th minute of play. Krum Nikolchov made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Ren Xi Liang sent off a good shot on target. If Mirolyub Dragoychev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Krum Nikolchov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Lokomotiv Plovdiv from getting a goal against them. Nikifor Vekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mirolyub Dragoychev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Haglund got free with Krum Nikolchov in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the match, JET-M's goal looked a bit too open when Mirolyub Dragoychev came free, but Nikifor Vekov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mirolyub Dragoychev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikifor Vekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Nikifor Vekov came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Biser Tenov. But to his dismay, Biser Tenov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 90thth minute of the game Zdzislaw Obuchowicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JET-M's Nikifor Vekov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. JET-M's Nikifor Vekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirolyub Dragoychev in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Xi Liang came free, but Krum Nikolchov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.