League Play-Off

Kolibito
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Spiro Dinev took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Lokomotion defense, Kiril Duhalov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Tarandzhiyski. The Lokomotion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Tarandzhiyski should have stopped the shot. 6 minutes into the match, Lokomotion's goal looked a bit too open when Subin Chervenski came free, but Igor Tarandzhiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kiril Duhalov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Igor Tarandzhiyski made a huge save. Spiro Dinev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Iskren Sirenyakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Igor Tarandzhiyski was a little too slow when Subin Chervenski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 3-0. Iskren Sirenyakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radoslav Kopanarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 24 played minutes FC Kolibito got a freekick which was hit by Stoyko Deliverski. In the 27th match minute, Lokomotion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ancho Pisarev to maneuver through the defense. If Kiril Duhalov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paun Stanyov hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Subin Chervenski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Igor Tarandzhiyski. That made the score 4-0 in the 34 minute of play. Radoslav Kopanarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Spiro Dinev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iskren Sirenyakov was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. A collision led to FC Kolibito getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Tzeko Popnikolov hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Radoslav Kopanarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iskren Sirenyakov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Subin Chervenski to make the kick off. FC Kolibito's Iskren Sirenyakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radoslav Kopanarov in the 54th minute of play. Mito Taskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Igor Tarandzhiyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Mito Taskov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kolibito's supporters rose to their feet, but Mito Taskov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Igor Tarandzhiyski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Igor Tarandzhiyski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Subin Chervenski's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. When Tzeko Popnikolov fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kolibito's protests and gave Tzeko Popnikolov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Tzeko Popnikolov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Spiro Dinev sped through FC Kolibito's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iskren Sirenyakov. Igor Tarandzhiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiril Duhalov, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Radoslav Kopanarov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paun Stanyov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, FC Kolibito's goalkeeper Iskren Sirenyakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Spiro Dinev. Lokomotion's Igor Tarandzhiyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiril Duhalov in the 79th minute of play. Iskren Sirenyakov was a little too slow when Paun Stanyov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 4-2. Thanks to some nice moves Spiro Dinev could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Iskren Sirenyakov however easily saved by the left post. Paun Stanyov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iskren Sirenyakov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. FC Kolibito's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.