League Play-Off

Rasboina Stadion
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of BOTEV TRUSHLEVO booed when CSKA Rasboina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Preslav Belev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, CSKA Rasboina's Alexey Tabov got a free kick in the 4th minute. Alexey Tabov charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexey Tabov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to CSKA Rasboina getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alexey Tabov hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bocho Vekovski during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CSKA Rasboina's Bocho Vekovski got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Nayden Vrachev came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the BOTEV TRUSHLEVO 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 Nayden Vrachev couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute Spas Odzhakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragolyub Púrlichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's goalkeeper Dragolyub Púrlichev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhelyo Staroselski. In the 32nd minute Spas Odzhakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragolyub Púrlichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nayden Vrachev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Filip Kúrdzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Konstantin Maslenkov made a precise shot to the right of Maksim Buserski. CSKA Rasboina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Stoimen Dukadinov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half BOTEV TRUSHLEVO were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Spas Odzhakov was the one to do the kick off. After 60 minutes of play, CSKA Rasboina's Alexey Tabov made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dragolyub Púrlichev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filip Kúrdzhiev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Buserski having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Maslenkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maksim Buserski was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Filip Kúrdzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Dragolyub Púrlichev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Spas Odzhakov in the 69th minute of play. Stoimen Dukadinov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Maksim Buserski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Nayden Vrachev dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maksim Buserski, 1-3. Maksim Buserski was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Konstantin Maslenkov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Konstantin Maslenkov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. After 80 played minutes BOTEV TRUSHLEVO got a freekick which was hit by Svilen Sharankov. Nayden Vrachev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maksim Buserski having to interfere. Stoimen Dukadinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Konstantin Maslenkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's Nayden Vrachev got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 93 minutes, Nayden Vrachev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nayden Vrachev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Konstantin Maslenkov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maksim Buserski was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. BOTEV TRUSHLEVO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.