League Play-Off

Bichkiynya
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marko Dzhorinski kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Vrbica's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Dzhorinski came free, but Zhivko Maykov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Evtim Kalúpchiev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhivko Maykov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 11th minute, Marko Dzhorinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhivko Maykov came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Great Bulgaria's Evtim Kalúpchiev. But to his dismay, Evtim Kalúpchiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After 17 played minutes Vrbica got a freekick which was hit by Lyubomir Svrakov. Zhivko Maykov was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Yanaki Peychinov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yanaki Peychinov really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Marko Dzhorinski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trendafil Margin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Kalkovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Evtim Kalúpchiev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zhivko Maykov came out and tried to block the shot, but Evtim Kalúpchiev slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 29th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Vrbica's zone, Emil Marinchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhivko Maykov came out of the goal and Emil Marinchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Prokopi Pravchanski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Zhivko Maykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 38 in the game by Evtim Kalúpchiev from a close distance when the talented Zhivko Maykov managed to make a qualified save. Vrbica's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prokopi Pravchanski in the 39th minute of play forced Vrbica's goalkeeper Zhivko Maykov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yanaki Peychinov got free with Zhivko Maykov in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Evtim Kalúpchiev could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Zhivko Maykov however easily saved by the left post. In the 43rd match minute, Vrbica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hristofor Krotev to maneuver through the defense. Evtim Kalúpchiev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vrbica's Zhivko Maykov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marko Dzhorinski in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Kalkovski to make the kick off. The supporters of Vrbica booed when Great Bulgaria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donyo Lolov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Prokopi Pravchanski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zhivko Maykov. Vrbica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Prokopi Pravchanski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. If Marko Dzhorinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yanaki Peychinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Zhivko Maykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Vrbica's goalkeeper Zhivko Maykov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Marko Dzhorinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Emil Marinchev 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. Zhivko Maykov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Peychinov in the 72nd minute of play. Marko Dzhorinski scored 6-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zhivko Maykov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marko Dzhorinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Zhivko Maykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evrosi Zhekov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. A collision led to Vrbica getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Tervel Myankov hit a great ball. Marko Dzhorinski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zhivko Maykov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Evtim Kalúpchiev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhivko Maykov was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yanaki Peychinov in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhivko Maykov saved Vrbica from getting behind. Evtim Kalúpchiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Great Bulgaria fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Great Bulgaria's Marko Dzhorinski 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Great Bulgaria had played much better football throughout.