League Play-Off

Mel Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vladislav Kronev made the kick off and thus started the match. When Ventzislav Karastoyanov fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК АРДА Рибново's protests and gave Ventzislav Karastoyanov a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes ФК АРДА Рибново got a freekick which was hit by Ventzislav Karastoyanov. If Vladislav Kronev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yanislav Tzatzov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dariusz Miazga having to interfere. After 22 minutes, Vitan Peychinov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК АРДА Рибново and the Melchester Rovers F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Melchester Rovers F.C. booed when ФК АРДА Рибново was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitan Peychinov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melchester Rovers F.C.'s Dobromir Pushev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhecho Nizamov in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Borislav Kolchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Melchester Rovers F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФК АРДА Рибново the free kick. In the 29th match minute, Melchester Rovers F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borislav Kolchev to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Melchester Rovers F.C.'s zone, Zhecho Nizamov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dobromir Pushev came out of the goal and Zhecho Nizamov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Melchester Rovers F.C. getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Alexey Vlaychev hit a great ball. Dobromir Pushev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stancho Tashevski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Slavi Slavchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladislav Kronev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Dariusz Miazga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Melchester Rovers F.C. booed when ФК АРДА Рибново was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prokopi Bitolski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes, Melchester Rovers F.C.'s Stoyan Gushterov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dariusz Miazga 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 Melchester Rovers F.C. reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stancho Tashevski in the 48th minute of play forced Melchester Rovers F.C.'s goalkeeper Dobromir Pushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Slavi Slavchev lost his temper 52 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Stancho Tashevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Dobromir Pushev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind ФК АРДА Рибново's goalkeeper Dariusz Miazga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yanislav Tzatzov struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Dariusz Miazga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Melchester Rovers F.C.. The supporters of ФК АРДА Рибново booed when Melchester Rovers F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yanislav Tzatzov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stancho Tashevski struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Dobromir Pushev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК АРДА Рибново. Stancho Tashevski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dobromir Pushev having to interfere. Dobromir Pushev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stancho Tashevski in the 77th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stancho Tashevski in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dobromir Pushev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 87 minutes into the match, Stancho Tashevski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dobromir Pushev, 1-1. After 94 minutes of play Melchester Rovers F.C.'s Alexey Vlaychev was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 95 played minutes Melchester Rovers F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alexey Vlaychev. When Stancho Tashevski came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the ФК АРДА Рибново 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 Stancho Tashevski couldn't finish the play. Yanislav Tzatzov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The ФК АРДА Рибново players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Melchester Rovers F.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.