League Play-Off

Karapoltsi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rayko Mandikov kicked off to start the match. Dobri Kovachev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vancho Kararizov having to interfere. Nencho Serev charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nencho Serev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Nencho Serev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vancho Kararizov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vergil Prashtilski in the 11th minute of the match. When Dobri Kovachev came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Ogradno 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 Dobri Kovachev couldn't finish the play. Vergil Prashtilski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Ogradno's goalkeeper Milen Rudarski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doncho Chukarski. With a little luck, Ogradno's Milen Rudarski got control of the ball when Doncho Chukarski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute Ogradno were awarded a corner. Svetlan Evrev went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Svetlan Evrev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vancho Kararizov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vancho Kararizov came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Ogradno's Vergil Prashtilski. But to his dismay, Vergil Prashtilski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Doncho Chukarski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milen Rudarski having to interfere. Milen Rudarski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rayko Mandikov's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Bayan Gramchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karapoltsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bayan Gramchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Ogradno were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dobri Kovachev made a kick off. Ogradno's Vergil Prashtilski got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vergil Prashtilski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Vancho Kararizov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dobri Kovachev came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Ogradno 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 Dobri Kovachev couldn't finish the play. After 63 minutes, Dobri Kovachev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ogradno and the Karapoltsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Dobri Kovachev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Doncho Chukarski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Milen Rudarski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute Rayko Mandikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milen Rudarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dobri Kovachev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Vancho Kararizov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes of play, Karapoltsi's Rayko Mandikov made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Milen Rudarski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 76 minutes into the match, Karapoltsi's goal looked a bit too open when Dobri Kovachev came free, but Vancho Kararizov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Doncho Chukarski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rayko Mandikov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobri Kovachev in the 85th minute of play forced Karapoltsi's goalkeeper Vancho Kararizov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Vergil Prashtilski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ogradno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vergil Prashtilski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vancho Kararizov came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Ogradno's Vergil Prashtilski. But to his dismay, Vergil Prashtilski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The Karapoltsi supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ogradno's performance. The match ended with a win for Ogradno.