League Play-Off

Ljutowzi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Borislav Rankov got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Georgi Gerushin managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSKA Sofia's supporters rose to their feet, but Georgi Gerushin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyudmil Chovanski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 11 minutes into the game, Nesho Madzhov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Sofia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ljutowzi the free kick. Vasil Karadochev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Veliko Redzhov made a huge save. Nesho Madzhov was shown his second yellow card after 16 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 17th minute, Nesho Madzhov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, FC Ljutowzi's Miroslav Baldzhiyski tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Veliko Redzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borislav Rankov in the 23rd minute of play. Veliko Redzhov was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Vasil Karadochev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vasil Karadochev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 29th minute, Vasil Karadochev 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 32 played minutes CSKA Sofia got a freekick which was hit by Yoakim Siklunov. Borislav Rankov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veliko Redzhov having to interfere. Vasil Karadochev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veliko Redzhov having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Georgi Gerushin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Georgi Gerushin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lyudmil Chovanski. FC Ljutowzi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Georgi Gerushin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Vasil Karadochev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veliko Redzhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borislav Rankov, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Vasil Karadochev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veliko Redzhov was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Veliko Redzhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borislav Rankov, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Veliko Redzhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vasil Karadochev, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Georgi Gerushin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Lyudmil Chovanski made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC Ljutowzi's Miroslav Baldzhiyski got a free kick in the 80th minute. Georgi Gerushin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Lyudmil Chovanski made a huge save. If Georgi Gerushin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borislav Rankov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vasil Karadochev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Veliko Redzhov having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the CSKA Sofia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Ljutowzi.