League Play-Off

Kositschino
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Anastas Bozhinov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot 3 in the game by Anastas Bozhinov from a close distance when the talented Florian Mentus managed to make a qualified save. FC Zagorka's players were relieved. With a little luck, FC Zagorka's Florian Mentus got control of the ball when Anastas Bozhinov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bozhin Parpulov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Florian Mentus was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikolay Hristoskov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. After 8 played minutes FC Zagorka got a freekick which was hit by Galabin Mirazchiyski. Paun Maldzyiev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Galabin Mirazchiyski, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Kuncho Minov's late challenge caught a Kositschino's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuncho Minov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, one of FC Zagorka:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Zagorka. 28 minutes into the match, Nikola Kableshkov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paun Maldzyiev. Kositschino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikola Kableshkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 32nd minute Galabin Mirazchiyski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paun Maldzyiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nikolay Hristoskov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Mentus was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Zagorka's zone, Anastas Bozhinov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Mentus came out of the goal and Anastas Bozhinov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Galabin Mirazchiyski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anastas Bozhinov got free with Florian Mentus in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Galabin Mirazchiyski made the kick off in the second half. Galabin Mirazchiyski was extremely unlucky when he, in the 53rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Toncho Mutishev's late challenge caught a FC Zagorka's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toncho Mutishev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kositschino's Toncho Mutishev got a free kick in the 54th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Galabin Mirazchiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Zagorka's supporters rose to their feet, but Galabin Mirazchiyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paun Maldzyiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolay Hristoskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Florian Mentus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paun Maldzyiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Galabin Mirazchiyski in the 65th minute of the match. Nikolay Hristoskov struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Florian Mentus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kositschino. Stoimen Borikov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Galabin Mirazchiyski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bozhin Parpulov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paun Maldzyiev having to interfere. Florian Mentus came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Kositschino's Anastas Bozhinov. But to his dismay, Anastas Bozhinov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Nikolay Hristoskov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Kuncho Minov was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 89 minutes had been played. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of FC Zagorka:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kositschino:s goal. Nikolay Hristoskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There was no doubt that Kositschino were the better team. Kositschino's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.