League Play-Off

Bachowiza Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, FC Yapcha's Mircho Andreevski got control of the ball when Vitan Palyov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tzolo Karadimchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Tamburdzhiyski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Yapcha's Rusi Yarlovski got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vasko Popstefanov scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mircho Andreevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mircho Andreevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasko Popstefanov in the 19th minute of the match. Bachowiza's Tzolo Karadimchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobri Tamburdzhiyski in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes, Neno Smilyanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bachowiza and the FC Yapcha players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Neno Smilyanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Bachowiza's goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Tamburdzhiyski came free, but Tzolo Karadimchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milyo Tamburdzhiyski charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Milyo Tamburdzhiyski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bachowiza booed when FC Yapcha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milyo Tamburdzhiyski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitan Palyov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircho Andreevski having to interfere. FC Yapcha's Mircho Andreevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasko Popstefanov in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dobri Tamburdzhiyski made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Rusi Yarlovski 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. Vasko Popstefanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircho Andreevski having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Bachowiza got a freekick which was hit by Hristo Dolapchiev. After a rather tough play, Bachowiza's Lyubomir Vatev got a free kick in the 57th minute. Tzolo Karadimchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Tamburdzhiyski in the 59th minute of the match. 68 minutes in the game, Dobri Tamburdzhiyski fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tzolo Karadimchev having to interfere. FC Yapcha's Mircho Andreevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasko Popstefanov in the 72nd minute of play. Rusi Yarlovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Tzolo Karadimchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vitan Palyov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircho Andreevski having to interfere. Vasko Popstefanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mircho Andreevski having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Vitan Palyov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mircho Andreevski. FC Yapcha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vitan Palyov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bachowiza's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.