League Play-Off

Lauta Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sokol Arahangelov kicked off to start the match. Spiro Dinev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Tzvetoslav Dinekov made a huge save. In the 7th minute Sevdalin Koparanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Tarandzhiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ignat Belyov hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in THE JEDI KNIGHTS's zone, Paun Stanyov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tzvetoslav Dinekov came out of the goal and Paun Stanyov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th match minute, THE JEDI KNIGHTS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignat Belyov to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Stavri Patzov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Tarandzhiyski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Ancho Pisarev came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Lokomotion 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 Ancho Pisarev couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute Spiro Dinev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetoslav Dinekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Genadi Beslimov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE JEDI KNIGHTS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lokomotion the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Genadi Beslimov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Spiro Dinev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetoslav Dinekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Lokomotion booed when THE JEDI KNIGHTS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yakim Svilenski didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Spiro Dinev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute Sokol Arahangelov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Tarandzhiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, THE JEDI KNIGHTS's Sokol Arahangelov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Igor Tarandzhiyski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After the first half THE JEDI KNIGHTS were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Spiro Dinev made the kick off in the second half. Sevdalin Koparanov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 52nd playminute. In the 56th minute Radoslav Kopanarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tzvetoslav Dinekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stavri Patzov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Igor Tarandzhiyski made a huge save. In the 66th minute, Ancho Pisarev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stavri Patzov scored 0-5 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Igor Tarandzhiyski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, Lokomotion's goal looked a bit too open when Ignat Belyov came free, but Igor Tarandzhiyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paun Stanyov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zhelyo Kiradzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Igor Tarandzhiyski acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 78th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Tzonyo Mandalov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignat Belyov in the 83rd minute of play forced Lokomotion's goalkeeper Igor Tarandzhiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spiro Dinev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tzvetoslav Dinekov having to interfere. Igor Tarandzhiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stavri Patzov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Stavri Patzov took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Igor Tarandzhiyski to make any attempt to save it. Lokomotion's Igor Tarandzhiyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sokol Arahangelov in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Lokomotion getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Paun Stanyov hit a great ball. THE JEDI KNIGHTS played a much better game than Lokomotion and deserved their victory. The Lokomotion players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.