League Play-Off

Bistrogled Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oleg Sinigerov kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes FC Bistrogled got a freekick which was hit by Oleg Sinigerov. Tzenko Palahanov's late challenge caught a ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tzenko Palahanov helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Bistrogled's Tzenko Palahanov got a free kick in the 4th minute. Stoimen Haralambiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ivaylo Tzikov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Chudomir Pantov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivaylo Tzikov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Yanko Tzaribrodski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's supporters rose to their feet, but Yanko Tzaribrodski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivaylo Tzikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikifor Panagonov made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Marko Markov sent off a good shot on target. Nikifor Panagonov had great luck who in the 13thth minute grab hold of the ball when Oleg Sinigerov from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ivaylo Tzikov came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Stoimen Haralambiev. But to his dismay, Stoimen Haralambiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 19th minute, Oleg Sinigerov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bistrogled fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Yanko Tzaribrodski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's supporters rose to their feet, but Yanko Tzaribrodski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivaylo Tzikov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute, FC Bistrogled's Oleg Sinigerov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nikifor Panagonov. Nikifor Panagonov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Nikifor Panagonov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiril Mushkov in the 32nd minute. Nikifor Panagonov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marko Markov in the 37th minute. Nikifor Panagonov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiril Mushkov in the 38th minute. The supporters of FC Bistrogled booed when ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yanko Tzaribrodski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

FC Bistrogled's Ivaylo Tzikov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stoimen Haralambiev in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Yanko Tzaribrodski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivaylo Tzikov, 2-2. Oleg Sinigerov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Markov in the 73rd minute of play forced ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's goalkeeper Nikifor Panagonov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's Nikifor Panagonov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiril Mushkov in the 75th minute of play. Nikifor Panagonov came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bistrogled's Oleg Sinigerov. But to his dismay, Oleg Sinigerov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Ivaylo Tzikov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donyo Ekimov, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the match, ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Markov came free, but Nikifor Panagonov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, FC Bistrogled was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denislav Velkovski to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the game, Stoimen Haralambiev 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 Bistrogled the free kick. ПФК БОТЕВ ПЛОВДИВ were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.