League Play-Off

Karyuvtsi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rusenovtsu's Panayot Yolov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Slavcho Artúchki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Yanko Sretenov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yanko Negentzov was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, CSKA Karyuvtsi's goal looked a bit too open when Stoil Sarov came free, but Alexander Asparuhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Rusenovtsu booed when CSKA Karyuvtsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Subin Tomovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Panayot Yolov 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. Alexander Asparuhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stoil Sarov in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Panayot Yolov 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. Stoil Sarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexander Asparuhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stoil Sarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CSKA Karyuvtsi's Antonio Rakitski got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 28 minutes into the game, Rusenovtsu's Stoil Sarov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Asparuhov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Rusenovtsu's Yanko Negentzov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Rusenovtsu from getting a goal against them. Stoil Sarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yanko Sretenov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yanko Negentzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yanko Sretenov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stoil Sarov got free with Alexander Asparuhov in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanko Sretenov in the 57th minute of play forced Rusenovtsu's goalkeeper Yanko Negentzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Yanko Sretenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanko Negentzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Panayot Yolov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Asparuhov having to interfere. Yanko Negentzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Rakitski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanko Sretenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Rakitski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yanko Negentzov having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rusenovtsu's Zlatan Chochev got a free kick in the 81st minute. If Stoil Sarov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yanko Negentzov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Rakitski in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute Antonio Rakitski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanko Negentzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The CSKA Karyuvtsi fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rusenovtsu were clearly better and deserved to take the win.