League Play-Off

Mukhovo
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. Delyan Hristoskov started the match with the kick off. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Bogomil Yakimov got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 6 minutes, Nedelcho Mitrev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Етър Велико Търново's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nedelcho Mitrev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Rangel Perfanov pulled a muscle in his leg after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 10 minutes into the game, Grigor Belchev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CSKA Mukhovo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФК Етър Велико Търново the free kick. In the 10th minute, Grigor Belchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delyan Hristoskov in the 12th minute of play forced ФК Етър Велико Търново's goalkeeper Yancho Topchiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boycho Sapunov got free with Yancho Topchiev in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the game, one of ФК Етър Велико Търново:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 19th minute there was a penalty for CSKA Mukhovo. Bone Krachanov stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yancho Topchiev. 1-0. In the 29th minute Delyan Hristoskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yancho Topchiev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Varban Kúrdzhiev got free with Yancho Topchiev in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 42 minutes into the game, Delyan Hristoskov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Yancho Topchiev. Delyan Hristoskov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. With a little luck, ФК Етър Велико Търново's Yancho Topchiev got control of the ball when Boycho Sapunov tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Yancho Topchiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delyan Hristoskov in the 53rd minute of the match. Varban Kúrdzhiev's late challenge caught a ФК Етър Велико Търново's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Varban Kúrdzhiev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th match minute, CSKA Mukhovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Varban Kúrdzhiev to maneuver through the defense. Yancho Topchiev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boycho Sapunov in the 59th minute of the match. Tzeno Ruev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andon Pashaliev in the 60th minute. Spiridon Kozaliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Andon Pashaliev got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Spiridon Kozaliev got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, CSKA Mukhovo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Andon Pashaliev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Andon Pashaliev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute, Adrian Engibarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ФК Етър Велико Търново's Zhan Gelkov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 77th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CSKA Mukhovo. Spiridon Kozaliev struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Tzeno Ruev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ФК Етър Велико Търново. Andon Pashaliev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tzeno Ruev having to make a save. With a little luck, CSKA Mukhovo's Tzeno Ruev got control of the ball when Andon Pashaliev tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Spiridon Kozaliev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ФК Етър Велико Търново's supporters crossed their fingers, but Spiridon Kozaliev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 88th minute, Delyan Hristoskov 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. Delyan Hristoskov charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delyan Hristoskov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Delyan Hristoskov kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Andon Pashaliev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as ФК Етър Велико Търново's Andon Pashaliev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tzeno Ruev. That made the score 2-1 after 93 minutes of play. Many of ФК Етър Велико Търново's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. ФК Етър Велико Търново may have spent more time on the ball, but CSKA Mukhovo were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.