League Play-Off

Dzhinchovtsi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yuri Hvúrchilkov made the kick off which started today's match. Anzhelo Taslakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Hvúrchilkov in the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Iskren Bibov managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Dzhinchovtsi's supporters rose to their feet, but Iskren Bibov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anzhelo Taslakov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anzhelo Taslakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Hvúrchilkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristiyan Kasapov, 13 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Anzhelo Taslakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Hvúrchilkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuri Hvúrchilkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Anzhelo Taslakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, FC Caraesichioi's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Hvúrchilkov came free, but Anzhelo Taslakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zlatko Krosnev struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Nano Burnazov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Caraesichioi. If Yuri Hvúrchilkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nano Burnazov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mladen Súrnev in the 34th minute of play. Anzhelo Taslakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Hvúrchilkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhan Karaleev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Velko Vasilev fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Dzhinchovtsi's protests and gave Velko Vasilev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Dzhinchovtsi getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Velko Vasilev hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mladen Súrnev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Zhan Karaleev fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Caraesichioi's protests and gave Zhan Karaleev a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 played minutes FC Caraesichioi got a freekick which was hit by Zhan Karaleev. In the 56th minute, Yuri Hvúrchilkov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 59 minutes, Yuri Hvúrchilkov made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Caraesichioi's Anzhelo Taslakov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79th minute, Yuri Hvúrchilkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Dzhinchovtsi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Mladen Súrnev's late challenge caught a FC Dzhinchovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mladen Súrnev helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Caraesichioi getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Mladen Súrnev hit a great ball. Zlatko Krosnev's late challenge caught a FC Dzhinchovtsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zlatko Krosnev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Caraesichioi's Zlatko Krosnev got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85thth minute of the game Iskren Bibov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Caraesichioi's Anzhelo Taslakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Hvúrchilkov in the 87th minute of play forced FC Caraesichioi's goalkeeper Anzhelo Taslakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Iskren Bibov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anzhelo Taslakov. FC Caraesichioi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iskren Bibov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Iskren Bibov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anzhelo Taslakov having to interfere.