League Play-Off

Nest Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Vidyo Kúrlev started the match with the kick off. Vidyo Kúrlev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radoy Konov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radoy Konov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slavyan Karev hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Vasil Ilinov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vidyo Kúrlev's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuben Chervenkov in the 14th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Vasko Terziyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radoy Konov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasil Ilinov having to interfere. Filip Shindarov charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filip Shindarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Filip Shindarov. The supporters of THE HAWKS Football Club booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radoy Konov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lyuben Chervenkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Borislav Karpuzov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Vasko Terziyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rashko Zanev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vasko Terziyski. Manchester United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Slavyan Karev got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Vidyo Kúrlev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borislav Karpuzov struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Vasko Terziyski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE HAWKS Football Club. Belcho Pushkov's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Belcho Pushkov helped the player get up and apologised. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lyuben Chervenkov to strike the kick off in the second half. Lyuben Chervenkov struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Vasko Terziyski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE HAWKS Football Club. 57 minutes into the match, Borislav Karpuzov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Manchester United's Vasko Terziyski. Vasko Terziyski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 61 minutes, Vidyo Kúrlev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vidyo Kúrlev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yanislav Smilevski's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yanislav Smilevski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of THE HAWKS Football Club booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaloyan Kosturkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Borislav Karpuzov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Vasko Terziyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute, Kaloyan Kosturkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vasil Ilinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Radoy Konov in the 78th minute. Vasil Ilinov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Radoy Konov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 78 minute of play. If Borislav Karpuzov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Omurtag Martinov hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Borislav Karpuzov 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. Lyuben Chervenkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasko Terziyski having to interfere. Filip Shindarov was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Filip Shindarov hit a great ball. THE HAWKS Football Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.