League Play-Off

Panitschino Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stiliyan Trenkov kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kaykovska's zone, Branimir Chakmakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikifor Virchev came out of the goal and Branimir Chakmakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Branimir Chakmakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Branimir Chakmakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Panitschino's Branimir Chakmakov in 17 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nikifor Virchev guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 18 minutes, Teodosi Rasheev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kaykovska and the Panitschino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Kaykovska's Teodosi Rasheev got a free kick in the 18th minute. Nikifor Virchev made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Nano Bozhinov sent off a good shot on target. During the 21st minute of the match Teodosi Rasheev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Teodosi Rasheev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Stiliyan Trenkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dobri Alandzhiyski having to interfere. After 29 minutes of play, FC Kaykovska's Bozhidar Bisov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dobri Alandzhiyski was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Kaykovska's Nikifor Virchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Branimir Chakmakov in the 34th minute of play. A hard shot 37 in the game by Nano Bozhinov from a close distance when the talented Nikifor Virchev managed to make a qualified save. FC Kaykovska's players were relieved. 40 minutes into the match, FC Kaykovska's goalkeeper Nikifor Virchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nano Bozhinov. Nano Bozhinov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Nikifor Virchev skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kaykovska's zone, Svilen Astardzhiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikifor Virchev came out of the goal and Svilen Astardzhiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bozhidar Bisov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Panitschino's zone, Marin Misliev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dobri Alandzhiyski came out of the goal and Marin Misliev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Panitschino players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Kaykovska were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Branimir Chakmakov to make the kick off. Dobri Alandzhiyski made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Bozhidar Bisov sent off a good shot on target. If Svilen Astardzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 played minutes FC Kaykovska got a freekick which was hit by Bogomil Stanevski. Panitschino's Gyuro Balkanov 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 FC Kaykovska. Nikifor Virchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nano Bozhinov in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to FC Kaykovska getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stiliyan Trenkov hit a great ball. Nano Bozhinov 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. FC Kaykovska's Nikifor Virchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svilen Astardzhiev in the 64th minute of play. FC Kaykovska's Nikifor Virchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nano Bozhinov in the 68th minute of play. Nikifor Virchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branimir Chakmakov in the 71st minute of the match. Bozhidar Bisov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dobri Alandzhiyski firmly grabbed it by the left post. Branimir Chakmakov scored 1-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikifor Virchev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Branimir Chakmakov struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Nikifor Virchev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Panitschino. A collision led to FC Kaykovska getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Tinko Kukov hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Nano Bozhinov 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. Nikifor Virchev came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Panitschino's Nano Bozhinov. But to his dismay, Nano Bozhinov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Branimir Chakmakov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Panitschino's Lyubcho Davitkov suffered a sore thigh after 90 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Stiliyan Trenkov fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Kaykovska's protests and gave Stiliyan Trenkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 91st match minute, FC Kaykovska was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stiliyan Trenkov to maneuver through the defense. Panitschino were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Kaykovska for a fine match.