League Play-Off

Metudovo Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Stoimen Haralambiev 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. Donyo Ekimov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Venelin Tzonkov made a huge save. The supporters of ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ booed when FC Atletik Sofia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trayan Goranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Iskren Matikanov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Iskren Matikanov couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the game, Trayan Goranov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Atletik Sofia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Atletik Sofia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 15 minutes, ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Iskren Matikanov got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Venelin Tzonkov. Raycho Parichkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikifor Panagonov having to interfere. Zahari Dungarov kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Nikifor Panagonov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dafin Yahlev, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Nikifor Chochev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Atletik Sofia the free kick. Nikifor Chochev hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Venelin Tzonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoimen Haralambiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Atletik Sofia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute, Zlatko Sinigerski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ were furious when Zahari Dungarov was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 42 minutes into the game, one of ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for FC Atletik Sofia. Vlado Fakirov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nikifor Panagonov. 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stoimen Haralambiev to make the kick off. Venelin Tzonkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stoimen Haralambiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Nikifor Panagonov was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Stoyadin Parlapanov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stoyadin Parlapanov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 64th minute Raycho Parichkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikifor Panagonov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 played minutes FC Atletik Sofia got a freekick which was hit by Raycho Parichkov. In the 71st minute Stoimen Haralambiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venelin Tzonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dafin Yahlev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikifor Panagonov having to interfere. In the 75th minute Raycho Parichkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikifor Panagonov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dafin Yahlev during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dafin Yahlev hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Raycho Parichkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Raycho Parichkov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nikifor Panagonov, 1-3. The audience was convinced that Raycho Parichkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nikifor Panagonov was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The FC Atletik Sofia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.