League Play-Off

Notschewo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Naum Linkov got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes FC Notschewo got a freekick which was hit by Evrosi Bekyarov. Naum Linkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Notschewo's Stefan Dragunchev got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Naum Linkov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Wersko's Haralampi Lolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naum Linkov in the 18th minute of play. After 21 played minutes, Wersko's Stanyo Gyulmezov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tzocho Dokev came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Wersko reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefan Dragunchev got free with Haralampi Lolov in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the match, Adrian Papalezov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tzocho Dokev. FC Notschewo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Papalezov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Penko Benishev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Penko Benishev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tzocho Dokev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Adrian Papalezov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzocho Dokev having to interfere. Wersko's Haralampi Lolov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Wersko from getting a goal against them. When Adrian Papalezov came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Wersko 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 Adrian Papalezov couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Penko Benishev was the one to do the kick off. Stefan Dragunchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Haralampi Lolov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naum Linkov in the 55th minute of play forced Wersko's goalkeeper Haralampi Lolov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Penko Benishev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Tzocho Dokev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrian Papalezov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Antonio Gugov fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wersko's protests and gave Antonio Gugov a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 63 minutes, Stefan Dragunchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Notschewo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefan Dragunchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Penko Benishev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, FC Notschewo's Evrosi Bekyarov got a free kick in the 70th minute. Haralampi Lolov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naum Linkov in the 73rd minute of the match. If Antonio Gugov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Dragunchev in the 76th minute of play forced Wersko's goalkeeper Haralampi Lolov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Papalezov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Tzocho Dokev made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Naum Linkov 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. When FC Notschewo's Stefan Dragunchev in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wersko's goalie prevented a goal. If Adrian Papalezov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Penko Benishev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adrian Papalezov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Tzocho Dokev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.