League Play-Off

Kokitsche
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yane Zlatinov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Niki Kozarski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobromir Vúlevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th match minute, FC Droplja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sasho Ahtardzhiev to maneuver through the defense. Stoyadin Dodekov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Yane Zlatinov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yani Kerezov. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Stoyadin Dodekov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Yani Kerezov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Yane Zlatinov struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Yani Kerezov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kokitsche. With a little luck, FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov got control of the ball when Stoyadin Dodekov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Svetlin Penevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yane Zlatinov in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Milyo Kodrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niki Kozarski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Droplja's goalkeeper Yani Kerezov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Stoyadin Dodekov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yani Kerezov having to interfere. In the 53rd minute of the match Zheko Penelov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yani Kerezov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Droplja's goalkeeper Yani Kerezov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Stoyadin Dodekov 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. In the 65thth minute of the game Stoyadin Dodekov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Droplja's Yani Kerezov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niki Kozarski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Svetlin Penevski went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 71 played minutes FC Droplja got a freekick which was hit by Kuzman Yarichkov. Milyo Kodrov was extremely unlucky when he, in the 74th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Milyo Kodrov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yani Kerezov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yane Zlatinov in the 80th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Svetlin Penevski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Kokitsche's Niki Kozarski. Niki Kozarski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Kuzman Yarichkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The FC Droplja supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Droplja would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.