League Play-Off

Opaka
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nano Grashev got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Obretkovtsi's goalkeeper Simeon Penov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dencho Belezhkov. Lyudmil Kochmarov charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lyudmil Kochmarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 4 played minutes Obretkovtsi got a freekick which was hit by Lyudmil Kochmarov. 6 minutes in the game, Dobri Gachev fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Simeon Penov having to interfere. Simeon Penov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobri Gachev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Púrvulov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Obretkovtsi's Nano Grashev shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Nano Grashev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Zhan Kumchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Obretkovtsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zhan Kumchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nano Grashev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhan Kumchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Púrvulov having to interfere. Obretkovtsi's Simeon Penov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Obretkovtsi from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Obretkovtsi getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lyudmil Kochmarov hit a great ball. Dobri Gachev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Obretkovtsi's zone, Dencho Belezhkov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simeon Penov came out of the goal and Dencho Belezhkov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Simeon Penov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobri Gachev, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Simeon Penov didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Opaka's Dencho Belezhkov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Dencho Belezhkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Simeon Penov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simeon Penov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobri Gachev in the 43rd minute of the match. Obretkovtsi's Zhan Kumchev got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Genko Arnaudski during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Genko Arnaudski kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Obretkovtsi's zone, Milan Bankin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simeon Penov came out of the goal and Milan Bankin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Nano Grashev got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Antonio Púrvulov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nano Grashev's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. The audience was convinced that Dobri Gachev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simeon Penov was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Nano Grashev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dencho Belezhkov struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Simeon Penov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Opaka. If Nano Grashev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Púrvulov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nano Grashev, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When FC Opaka's Dencho Belezhkov in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Obretkovtsi's goalie prevented a goal. 81 minutes into the match, FC Opaka's goal looked a bit too open when Nano Grashev came free, but Antonio Púrvulov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dencho Belezhkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Simeon Penov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Opaka getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Denislav Aladzhov hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Dencho Belezhkov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Obretkovtsi's Simeon Penov. Simeon Penov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Opaka's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.