League Play-Off

Starosselzi Stadion
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tzocho Beloev's late challenge caught a TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tzocho Beloev helped the player get up and apologised. Tzocho Beloev hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the game, Grozdan Doychinov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soldiers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR the free kick. After a rather tough play, Soldiers's Grozdan Doychinov got a free kick in the 7th minute. Parvan Byalkov 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. After a rather tough play, TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's Spiridon Mandzhukov got a free kick in the 12th minute. Toncho Geraskov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Ivo Dzivev made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Spiridon Mandzhukov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brunko Belov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's Levent Zidarov got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 27 minutes, Spiridon Mandzhukov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Spiridon Mandzhukov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Soldiers's zone, Kiril Gradinarski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brunko Belov came out of the goal and Kiril Gradinarski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute Levent Zidarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brunko Belov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spiridon Mandzhukov scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brunko Belov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Parvan Byalkov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brunko Belov having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Soldiers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grozdan Doychinov to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR booed when Soldiers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Velimir Drumchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosen Dandanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Brunko Belov having to make a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Levent Zidarov to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Spiridon Mandzhukov in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brunko Belov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Levent Zidarov succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. The audience was convinced that Spiridon Mandzhukov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brunko Belov was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Brunko Belov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Levent Zidarov's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Toncho Geraskov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Soldiers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Ivo Dzivev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toncho Geraskov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brunko Belov was a little too slow when Levent Zidarov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 1-4. Ivo Dzivev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toncho Geraskov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Dzivev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velimir Drumchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Trayko Delchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Brunko Belov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brunko Belov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosen Dandanov in the 82nd minute of the match. Kiril Gradinarski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Brunko Belov made a huge save. Brunko Belov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spiridon Mandzhukov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brunko Belov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spiridon Mandzhukov in the 85th minute of the match. Rosen Dandanov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brunko Belov made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Parvan Byalkov sent off a good shot on target. TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR were furious when Tzoko Fúrkov was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR! TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR:s Ivo Dzivev showed great skill when he stopped Tzocho Beloev:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Spiridon Mandzhukov managed to get in a good position for a shot. TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's supporters rose to their feet, but Spiridon Mandzhukov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brunko Belov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. TOTTNHAM HOTSPUR's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.