League Play-Off

Хан Козуря
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zlatko Stumbov got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Branimir Kremenliev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rayko Dzhukelov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acho Gergishanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bozhin Palakarchev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vanko Kavlakov went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Iliyan Bolashikov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhin Palakarchev having to interfere. Blue Power's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Sava Dodov scored to the left of an out of position Rayko Dzhukelov, making the score, 1-1. A hard shot 21 in the game by Zlatko Stumbov from a close distance when the talented Rayko Dzhukelov managed to make a qualified save. Blue Power's players were relieved. In the 24th minute Rungrueng Rau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayko Dzhukelov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Blue Power getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Encho Spiridonov hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Knights Templar's Zlatko Stumbov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rayko Dzhukelov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, Iliyan Bolashikov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bozhin Palakarchev. Knights Templar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iliyan Bolashikov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sava Dodov in the 37th minute of play forced Blue Power's goalkeeper Rayko Dzhukelov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iliyan Bolashikov charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iliyan Bolashikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Iliyan Bolashikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Acho Gergishanov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rayko Dzhukelov. Blue Power's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sava Dodov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Blue Power's Rayko Dzhukelov got control of the ball when Rungrueng Rau tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iliyan Bolashikov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 51 in the game by Iliyan Bolashikov from a close distance when the talented Bozhin Palakarchev managed to make a qualified save. Knights Templar's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Blue Power defense, Zlatko Stumbov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rayko Dzhukelov. The Blue Power fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rayko Dzhukelov should have stopped the shot. Rayko Dzhukelov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatko Stumbov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rayko Dzhukelov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sava Dodov in the 63rd minute of play. Bozhin Palakarchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vanko Kavlakov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute Zlatko Stumbov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayko Dzhukelov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 played minutes Blue Power got a freekick which was hit by Encho Spiridonov. 66 minutes into the match, Sava Dodov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rayko Dzhukelov. Blue Power's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sava Dodov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Blue Power's Rayko Dzhukelov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sava Dodov in the 69th minute of play. Rayko Dzhukelov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bilyan Púntov in the 71st minute of play. Rayko Dzhukelov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sava Dodov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Branimir Kremenliev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rayko Dzhukelov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sava Dodov in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Zlatko Stumbov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knights Templar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Vanko Kavlakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhin Palakarchev having to interfere. Rayko Dzhukelov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rungrueng Rau in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Knights Templar's goalkeeper Bozhin Palakarchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iliyan Bolashikov. Zhelyo Smilyanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bozhin Palakarchev having to interfere. Blue Power's Rayko Dzhukelov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rungrueng Rau in the 94th minute of play. Rayko Dzhukelov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rungrueng Rau in the 95th minute of the match. Knights Templar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.