League Play-Off

Kricim Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yanko Sretenov made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Kricim's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Rakitski came free, but Toni Ganovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yanko Sretenov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Toni Ganovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toni Ganovski came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by CSKA Karyuvtsi's Yanko Sretenov. But to his dismay, Yanko Sretenov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Bone Kazakov got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Antonio Rakitski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Toni Ganovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 21 played minutes Kricim got a freekick which was hit by Tzvetelin Kalkanov. Kricim's Toni Ganovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yanko Sretenov in the 25th minute of play. Kricim's Bone Kazakov got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Bone Kazakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kricim's supporters rose to their feet, but Bone Kazakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Asparuhov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Antonio Rakitski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bone Kazakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lyuboslav Salabashev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Asparuhov having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Antonio Rakitski 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. After the first half CSKA Karyuvtsi were leading 0-1. 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. Lyuboslav Salabashev was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the CSKA Karyuvtsi defense, Lyuboslav Salabashev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Asparuhov. The CSKA Karyuvtsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Asparuhov should have stopped the shot. Alexander Asparuhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyuboslav Salabashev in the 55th minute of the match. Bone Kazakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Alexander Asparuhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bone Kazakov in the 59th minute of play forced CSKA Karyuvtsi's goalkeeper Alexander Asparuhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Karyuvtsi's zone, Lyuboslav Salabashev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Asparuhov came out of the goal and Lyuboslav Salabashev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Kricim getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Oleg Gyurkov hit a great ball. Yanko Sretenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexander Asparuhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bone Kazakov in the 73rd minute of play. Lyuboslav Salabashev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Asparuhov having to interfere. Bone Kazakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Kricim getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Oleg Gyurkov hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.