League Play-Off

Gurdezh 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. Genadi Penkov started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes CSKA Skrvena got a freekick which was hit by Teodosi Kosturkov. A collision led to Gurdezh getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Preslav Penelov hit a great ball. Albert Morozov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexi Vukadinov having to interfere. With a little luck, CSKA Skrvena's Georgi Koparanov got control of the ball when Bozhko Shterev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dragolyub Balakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Georgi Koparanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dencho Gúrdev charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dencho Gúrdev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes CSKA Skrvena got a freekick which was hit by Dencho Gúrdev. Bozhko Shterev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Gurdezh's Dragolyub Balakov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Georgi Koparanov. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. Bozhko Shterev struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Georgi Koparanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gurdezh. CSKA Skrvena's Georgi Koparanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save CSKA Skrvena from getting a goal against them. Georgi Koparanov made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Bozhko Shterev sent off a good shot on target. Gurdezh's Dragolyub Balakov was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 35th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 39th minute Dragolyub Balakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Koparanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dragolyub Balakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dragolyub Balakov to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genadi Penkov in the 54th minute of play forced Gurdezh's goalkeeper Alexi Vukadinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spiro Temkov's late challenge caught a Gurdezh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Spiro Temkov helped the player get up and apologised. Gurdezh's Nedyalko Shebov couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 58th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CSKA Skrvena. In the 65th minute Dragolyub Balakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Koparanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georgi Koparanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bozhko Shterev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Gurdezh's Alexi Vukadinov got control of the ball when Albert Morozov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute, Bozhko Shterev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gurdezh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 81 minutes into the match, Bozhko Shterev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Georgi Koparanov. CSKA Skrvena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bozhko Shterev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Alexi Vukadinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genadi Penkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gurdezh's goalkeeper Alexi Vukadinov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Bozhko Shterev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gurdezh fans cheered their team off the field, for while CSKA Skrvena had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.