League Play-Off

Verintsi ST
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viden Pirgov took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Spas Sholev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 4 minutes into the match, Bradvari's goal looked a bit too open when Spas Sholev came free, but Sokol Vitev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Viden Pirgov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viden Pirgov hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Asteroid's Rashko Damyanski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sokol Vitev. That made the score 2-0 after 22 minutes of play. Diyan Irinkov hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. FC Asteroid's Yanek Dzhumayski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viden Pirgov in the 27th minute of play. If Spas Sholev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tihomir Penchev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Asteroid's Yanek Dzhumayski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Bichev in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Viden Pirgov notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of FC Asteroid's Yanek Dzhumayski. Yanek Dzhumayski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yanek Dzhumayski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Bichev in the 39th minute of play. Spas Sholev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokol Vitev having to interfere. If Tihomir Penchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Spas Sholev was the one to do the kick off. If Rashko Damyanski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 54 minutes, Spas Sholev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Asteroid's supporters crossed their fingers, but Spas Sholev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Bradvari's Gyuro Portalski got a free kick in the 54th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lulcho Tetevenski during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Bradvari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lulcho Tetevenski to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the match, FC Asteroid's goalkeeper Yanek Dzhumayski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stoimen Uzunov. Yanek Dzhumayski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viden Pirgov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanek Dzhumayski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatan Bichev in the 61st minute. Orlin Todorinov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yanek Dzhumayski. FC Asteroid's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Spas Sholev in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sokol Vitev saved Bradvari from getting behind. Diyan Irinkov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Bradvari's Sokol Vitev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spas Sholev in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Gyuro Portalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Asteroid's Yanek Dzhumayski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save FC Asteroid from getting a goal against them. Yanek Dzhumayski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viden Pirgov in the 97th minute of the match.