League Play-Off

Blenika Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dobrin Dishlyanov made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of The Pride of Merseyside booed when Blenika was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yani Voyvodov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute, The Pride of Merseyside's Adrian Froloshki seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adrian Froloshki the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Pride of Merseyside protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adrian Froloshki had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Pride of Merseyside! 11 minutes into the match, The Pride of Merseyside's goal looked a bit too open when Yani Voyvodov came free, but Alexander Torlashki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lulcho Stratev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Stanoy Kaldarúmov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Torlashki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trifon Leshkov in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the match, The Pride of Merseyside's Lulcho Stratev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanoy Kaldarúmov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the The Pride of Merseyside defense, Trifon Leshkov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Torlashki. The The Pride of Merseyside fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Torlashki should have stopped the shot. After 28 played minutes Blenika got a freekick which was hit by Bilyan Stranski. Stanoy Kaldarúmov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lulcho Stratev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lulcho Stratev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Stanoy Kaldarúmov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Trifon Leshkov came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Blenika 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 Trifon Leshkov couldn't finish the play. Yani Voyvodov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Alexander Torlashki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trifon Leshkov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexander Torlashki having to make a save. After 44 minutes, Iskren Oblakov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Pride of Merseyside and the Blenika players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, The Pride of Merseyside was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iskren Oblakov to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Trifon Leshkov notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of The Pride of Merseyside's Alexander Torlashki. Alexander Torlashki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yani Voyvodov to make the kick off. If Lulcho Stratev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Blenika's Yani Voyvodov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexander Torlashki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexander Torlashki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Leshkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Trifon Leshkov struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Alexander Torlashki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blenika. After a rather tough play, The Pride of Merseyside's Tzanko Blagoev got a free kick in the 68th minute. Trifon Leshkov scored 4-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Torlashki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the match, The Pride of Merseyside's goal looked a bit too open when Yani Voyvodov came free, but Alexander Torlashki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lulcho Stratev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Stanoy Kaldarúmov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trifon Leshkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Alexander Torlashki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Yani Voyvodov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Torlashki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Trifon Leshkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Torlashki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes, Yani Voyvodov made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. The Pride of Merseyside's Alexander Torlashki tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexander Torlashki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yani Voyvodov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yani Voyvodov took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Torlashki. Alexander Torlashki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Blenika's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.