League Play-Off

Martschaewo Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Maksim Shkumbov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ginyo Chachulov made a huge save. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Martschaewo's goalkeeper Pancho Gilev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 13th play minutes Damyan Kyurchev shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Pancho Gilev and just under the crossbar into goal. After some careless play in the FC Martschaewo defense, Damyan Kyurchev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pancho Gilev. The FC Martschaewo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pancho Gilev should have stopped the shot. Yanislav Penelov charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yanislav Penelov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tzvetan Gargov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ginyo Chachulov. CSKA Pazarezhik's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Maksim Shkumbov came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the FC Martschaewo 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 Maksim Shkumbov couldn't finish the play. After 29 minutes, Antim Kirliev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Martschaewo and the CSKA Pazarezhik players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Damyan Kyurchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ginyo Chachulov made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Maksim Shkumbov sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lyubomir Manovski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA Pazarezhik's zone, Maksim Shkumbov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ginyo Chachulov came out of the goal and Maksim Shkumbov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damyan Kyurchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maksim Shkumbov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ginyo Chachulov having to interfere. Ginyo Chachulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lyubomir Manovski in the 70th minute of the match. When Vitko Shtúrkov fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Pazarezhik's protests and gave Vitko Shtúrkov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to CSKA Pazarezhik getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Vitko Shtúrkov hit a great ball. Vitko Shivachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the game, Vitko Shivachev lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Pancho Gilev. When Georgi Peshkov fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CSKA Pazarezhik's protests and gave Georgi Peshkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, CSKA Pazarezhik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgi Peshkov to maneuver through the defense. CSKA Pazarezhik's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.