League Play-Off

Toptschiisko Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Viden Pirgov started the match with the kick off. When Bradvari's Viden Pirgov in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Toptschiisko's goalie prevented a goal. Rayko Kúrlev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viden Pirgov went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rayko Kúrlev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viden Pirgov in the 13th minute of the match. Rayko Kúrlev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viden Pirgov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gospodin Malakov charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gospodin Malakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, Gospodin Malakov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Viden Pirgov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Viden Pirgov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Rayko Kúrlev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatan Bichev might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rayko Kúrlev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zlatan Bichev ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Bradvari getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Vangel Alipiev hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bradvari's zone, Denislav Mingolov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sokol Vitev came out of the goal and Denislav Mingolov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alek Babulkov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sokol Vitev came out and tried to block the shot, but Alek Babulkov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 35th minute. Bradvari's Stoimen Uzunov suffered a concussion after 37 minutes and had to leave the field. During the 37th minute of the match Gospodin Malakov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gospodin Malakov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Rayko Kúrlev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Bichev, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 48 minutes, Rosen Kamarski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toptschiisko and the Bradvari players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Bradvari. Vangel Alipiev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rayko Kúrlev. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denislav Mingolov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zlatan Bichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zlatan Bichev came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Bradvari 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 Zlatan Bichev couldn't finish the play. Zlatan Bichev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Rayko Kúrlev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zlatan Bichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denislav Mingolov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sokol Vitev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denislav Mingolov in the 81st minute of play. Denislav Mingolov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sokol Vitev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Toptschiisko's Denislav Mingolov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sokol Vitev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Zlatan Bichev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 101st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rayko Kúrlev having to interfere. When the match was over Bradvari could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Toptschiisko throughout the match.