League Play-Off

Neaplii
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Deyan Mladzhov took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Vaklin Staychev came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Neaplii 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 Vaklin Staychev couldn't finish the play. Danail Stamboliev kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Deyan Mladzhov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlin Trizlintzev was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th match minute, Neaplii was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vaklin Staychev to maneuver through the defense. Trakia Cartel's Petar Monev got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yanek Panushev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Boris Murdzhev made a huge save. Boris Murdzhev was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Yanek Panushev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yanek Panushev really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Yanek Panushev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Neaplii getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gerasim Kamburov hit a great ball. Petar Monev struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Pavlin Trizlintzev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trakia Cartel. In the 25th minute Deyan Mladzhov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlin Trizlintzev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Danail Stamboliev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petko Kotlarski during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 34 minutes into the game, one of Neaplii:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Trakia Cartel. Lyudmil Tinev stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pavlin Trizlintzev. 1-1. In the 40th match minute, Trakia Cartel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petar Monev to maneuver through the defense. In the 41stth minute of the game Radomir Krusev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trakia Cartel's Boris Murdzhev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Radomir Krusev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Yanek Panushev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boris Murdzhev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radomir Krusev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Murdzhev having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomir Krusev in the 58th minute of play forced Trakia Cartel's goalkeeper Boris Murdzhev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Radomir Krusev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boris Murdzhev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deyan Mladzhov in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavlin Trizlintzev saved Neaplii from getting behind. Pavlin Trizlintzev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deyan Mladzhov in the 67th minute of play. Pavlin Trizlintzev made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Petar Monev sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deyan Mladzhov in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pavlin Trizlintzev saved Neaplii from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Neaplii's Vaklin Staychev got a free kick in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deyan Mladzhov in the 71st minute of play forced Neaplii's goalkeeper Pavlin Trizlintzev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yanek Panushev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boris Murdzhev having to interfere. Deyan Mladzhov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlin Trizlintzev having to interfere. Pavlin Trizlintzev stood somewhat misplaced when Deyan Mladzhov came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 82 minute. After a defensive mix-up in Trakia Cartel's zone, Radomir Krusev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boris Murdzhev came out of the goal and Radomir Krusev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Deyan Mladzhov struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Pavlin Trizlintzev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trakia Cartel. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Trakia Cartel walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.