League Play-Off

Tirnovo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doncho Sofronov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Petko Gyoshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simo Kunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Preslav Bangov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petko Gyoshev having to interfere. Simo Kunov scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Petko Gyoshev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th minute, Doncho Sofronov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Simo Kunov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Petko Gyoshev was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After 14 minutes, Doncho Sofronov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CSKA Tirnovo and the Shudekovtsu players grew even worse after the yellow card. Svilen Kirov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doncho Sofronov in the 16th minute of the match. When Shudekovtsu's Simo Kunov in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Tirnovo's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simo Kunov in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petko Gyoshev saved CSKA Tirnovo from getting behind. After a rather tough play, CSKA Tirnovo's Vlado Popiliev got a free kick in the 27th minute. When Simo Kunov came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Shudekovtsu 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 Simo Kunov couldn't finish the play. Petko Gyoshev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalin Velyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simo Kunov in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Petko Gyoshev saved CSKA Tirnovo from getting behind. After the first half Shudekovtsu were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simo Kunov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 65 minutes into the game, Simo Kunov lined in a short shot 0-2 behind a frustrated Petko Gyoshev. Petko Gyoshev stood somewhat misplaced when Simo Kunov came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 70 minute. 76 minutes into the game, CSKA Tirnovo's Petyo Timev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Svilen Kirov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. When Shudekovtsu's Simo Kunov in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CSKA Tirnovo's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simo Kunov in the 85th minute of play forced CSKA Tirnovo's goalkeeper Petko Gyoshev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simo Kunov during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Simo Kunov hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Petko Gyoshev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Preslav Bangov in the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Shudekovtsu left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CSKA Tirnovo.